[1st verse:] In uniform, we represent The navy of our President Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! We try to be as Dewey was The fearless man we knew he was Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! With watchful eye we take our post To guard our Uncle Sammy's coast Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! We'll fill our guns with navy beans And shoot the German submarines Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! [Refrain:] Over the sea, boys We're assigned With the land we love ever in mind Over the ocean, full of devotion For the girls we left behind [2nd verse:] We're each a son of Washington And each a man behind a gun Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! The fun'ral march is all rehearsed If we should see the Kaiser first Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! We don't get much for what we do But what we do means much to you Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho! We have to leave our wives behind For fighting of a different kind Yo-Ho! Yo-Ho!
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