The Dinghy Song

Lyrics

Sailing, sailing, over the ocean blue Davy's got a dinghy, so he paddles his own canoe He's got the cutest little dinghy in the Navy And all the girlies know that it's so The cutest little dinghy in the Navy They love to watch him go "Heave ho!" Just for a lark, he went and painted it green It's the only green dinghy that the girls have ever seen The cutest little dinghy in the Navy. Heave ho! Heave ho! Now, other sailors take their girls canoein' It's an old, old, navy technique But Davy gets more girlies with his dinghy And what is more, it never springs a leak Every time it rains, his little dingy gets wet But Davy says it's waterproof, so he doesn't fret The cutest little dinghy in the navy. Heave ho! Heave ho! Now I have seen a hundred other dinghies And I'm qualified to remark He's got the cutest little dinghy in the Navy Why, I would know it even in the dark It isn't very long and it isn't very short It's built for speedy action and it gets him into port The cutest little dinghy in the Navy. Heave ho! Heave ho! It isn't very narrow and it isn't very wide But you should see that thing go in and out with the tide The cutest little dinghy in the Navy. Heave ho! Heave ho! To keep it from the girls, Davy says, is very hard Why, it isn't even safe down at the Navy Yard The cutest little dinghy in the Navy. Heave ho! Heave ho! The Admiral has a flagship and the Captain's got a cruiser; But Davy's got a dinghy, it's a lollapalooza! The cutest little dinghy in the Navy And the old Admiral is heard to say: If he had Davy's dinghy, he would always feel springy He'd ride the waves night and day!