MARINA & THE DIAMONDS - Daddy Was A Sailor lyrics

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Grandpa was a minor

And he gave me my black heart

Bitter rivers of black coal dust

Tore our country apart

Covered in coal dust

Waking up too early in the morning

Covered in coal dust

Waiting for the moment the canary sings

Mama was a mermaid

And a Carnaby Street gal

She could have been a model

But she spent her life mopping up spilt milk

Covered in sea salt

Would he, could he, be home when the stars came out to party

Covered in sea salt

Yeah I know it was my fault

That he always ran away because he didn't want me

Oh, daddy was a sailor

And he gave me a black heart

Oh, daddy was a sailor

The only man that could tear me apart

Daddy, daddy, daddy

Sister dances salsa

And she chants just like a queen

I was a non-believer when she told me I was free

Auntie Emy was a medium

And she worked the Ouija board

Seeking out the lost souls

And taking men back to the Lord

Oh but daddy still was a sailor

And he gave me a black heart

Oh, daddy was a sailor

The only man that could tear me apart

Daddy, daddy, daddy

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