Every Dog Has Its Day

Well I've drunk to drown
On every ocean I've been
Lake Tanganyika
Where the crocodiles swim
Halifax, Nova Scotia
To Van Diemans land
Well I drank with the Sultan
Down the Suez canal

'Cause every dog has its day
Like every woman she gets her own way
And if there's a ship that sails tonight
I'll captain that too
just to be there with you

Well there was old Jerry Rooney
Who was mad as a mule
Spillblood Maloney
Had a head like one too
TThat night on the bridge
With my shovel in hand
Well he threatened to kill me
I'm sure he picked the wrong man

'Cause every dog has its day
Like every woman she gets her own way
And if there's a ship that sails tonight
I'll captain that too
just to be there with you

Well there was mutiny in Lagos
Aboard the mean ship Skandi
Ten or twelve days in prison
Till the bastards set me free
McCloskey, you're free

'Cause every dog has its day
Like every woman she gets her own way
And if there's a ship that sails tonight
I'll captain that too
just to be there with you

Now I love the sea
And she wants me back
So I'll leave this ol' harbor
With the wind at me back
Goodbye mother Theresa
I hope the kids settle down
I must head for the Chinas
Pray to God I don't drown

For every dog has its day
Like every woman she gets her own way
And if there's a ship that sails tonight
I'll captain that too
just to be there with you