Standard tuning
[Verse 1]
(slow, 3/4 time)
Well, Iâve drunk to drown on every ocean Iâve been
Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim
(fast 4/4)
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemenâs land
Well I drank with the Sultan down the Suez Canal
[Chorus]
Cause every dog has itâs day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if thereâs a ship that sails tonight
Iâll captain that, too... just to be there with you
[Verse 2]
Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule
Spillblood Maloney had a head like one, too
That night on the bridge with my shovel in hand
Well he threatened to kill me Iâm sure he picked the wrong man
[Chorus]
Cause every dog has itâs day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if thereâs a ship that sails tonight
Iâll captain that, too... just to be there with you
[Verse 3]
Well there was mutiny in Lagos aboard the mean ship Skondi
Ten or twelve days in prison till the bastards set me free
McCloskey, youâre free
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Cause every dog has itâs day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if thereâs a ship that sails tonight
Iâll captain that, too... just to be there with you
[Verse 4]
(slow 3/4)
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
So I leave this olâ harbor with the wind at me back
(very slow)
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
I must head for the Chinas Pray to God I donât drown
[Chorus] (x3)
Cause every dog has itâs day
Like every woman, she gets her own way
And if thereâs a ship that sails tonight
Iâll captain that, too... just to be there with you
[Ending]