Early in the mornin' alarm clocks are
ringing
My bags are packed 'cause we're leaving
today
Defending our freedom by sea twenty-four
seven
The boys in blue rushing to get underway
Deep down below a sub lurks in silence
And a ship's striking fear from her presence
above
The carriers armed with their helos and
planes
Deliver bombs signed "From the Navy, with
love
Hi y'all, greetings from England
I'm doin' fine and I hope you are too
I wish you could be here. We're leavin'
tomorrow
I miss you all and I'll be a-comin' home
soon
Late after midnight a helmsman is steering
And a lookout stands alert to all ships passing
by
A cook's down below making breakfast for
mornin'
And the engineers keep us powered all through the
night
Radio receives our news and our orders
And a quartermaster navigates by satellite
Radars and sonars, our eyes, they are
watchin'
And the weaponeers standing by ready to fight
Hi y'all, greetings from Spain
I'm doin' fine and I hope you are too
I wish you could be here. We're leavin'
tomorrow
I miss you all and I'll be a-comin' home
soon
Seems I've traveled the world over by way of the
oceans
From Australia, Hong Kong to Tokyo Bay
Mediterranean, Northern Atlantic
But I wouldn't trade nothin' for the ol'
U.S.A.
Sometimes the sea rages like the scorn of a
woman
It tosses and turns you and blows you away
'Til you're too afraid to sleep at night or wake in
the mornin'
At times it's a breeze on a warm summer's
day
Early in the mornin' a boatswain pipes
reveille
We pack and we shower we're arriving
today
Defending our freedom by sea twenty-four
seven
The boys in blue come home from a long
underway
Down on the docks there's a little boy
waiting
"How long will it be before dad will
arrive?"
"What did he bring me? Where's he mom? Can he see
me?"
"I hope we'll have time to go fishin' this
time"
Down with the children a faithful wife's
waiting
With a will of iron, heart of gold, tears in her
eyes
Saying, "You're finally home! How I hate when you
leave me!"
"But I love you right now come and just hold me
tight!"
Hi y'all, greetings from Italy
I'm doin' fine and I hope you are too
I wish I could stay here. We're leavin'
tomorrow
I miss you all and I'll be a-comin' home
soon