Daddy Was A SailorCifra

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Grandpa was a miner, and he gave me my 

Black art 
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Glittered rivers of black coal-dust 

Tore our country apart 
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Covered in coal-dust, waking up too 
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Early in the morning 
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Covered in coal-dust, waiting for the 
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Moment the canary sings 

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Mama was a mermaid and a carnaby street 
  
Gal 
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She could have been a model, but she 

Spent her life mopping up spilt milk 
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Covered in sea salt, would he, could he 
  
Be home 
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When the stars came out to party 
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Covered in sea salt, yeah I know it was 
  
My fault 
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But he always ran away 'cause he didn't 
  
Want me 

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Oh, Daddy was a sailor, and he gave me 
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A black heart 
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Daddy was a sailor, the only man that 
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Could tear me apart 
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Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 
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Daddy, Daddy, Da-a-ddy 

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Sister dances salsa, and she cha-cha's 

Like a Queen 
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I was a non-believer when she told me I 
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Was free 
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Aunty Emmy was a medium, oh she worked 

The Ouija board 
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Seeking out the lost souls, and taking 
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Them back to the Lord 

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Oh, but Daddy still was a sailor, and 
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He gave me a black heart 
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Daddy was a sailor, the only man that 
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Could tear me apart 
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Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 
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Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy 
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Ahh, Ahh, Ahh, Ahh 
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Ahh, Ahh a