Daddy never was a war time hero
But he sure could show us a real good time.
You know he sailed the seas in the canoe club
Back in the summer of forty-five.

Mama was daddy's pretty girl.
She makin' flowers in assembly lines.
She write daddy clear across the world.
He write back and she start cryin'.

He says all you ever need
Is a full cup and a cool breeze.

CHORUS:
Boys to the left, sailors to the right
Singin' greetings for Greta on a Friday night.
No rent, good life.
See the world all dressed in white.

Daddy wound up in a big white limo takin pictures with uncle Tom.
Said, so much for the canoe club,
I gotta go out and get myself a job.
It got rough but daddy, he was tough.
He do the things that Jesus daddy done.
The days faded and nine months later,
He's tellin' stories to little John.

He said, all you ever need
Is a good life and a cool breeze.