where can you find pleasure, search the world for treasure, learn science technology? where can you begin to make your dreams all come true on the land or on the sea? where can you learn to fly, play in sports or skindive, study oceanography? sign up for the big band or sit in the grandstand when your team and others meet.
chorus in the navy, you can sail the seven seas in the navy, you can put your mind at ease in the navy, come on now people, make a stand in the navy, can't you see we need a hand? in the navy, come protect the mother land in the navy, come on and join your fellow man in the navy, come on people make a stand inthe navy, in the navy
they want you! they want you! they want you as a new recruit!
if you like adventure, don't you wait to enter, the recruiting office fast don't you hesitate, there is no need to wait, they're signing up new seamen fast maybe you are too young to sign up today, but don'y you worrie 'bout a thing for i'm sure there will always be a good navy, protecting the land and sea
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they want you! they want you! they want you as a new recruit! x2
...but, but i'm afraid of water ... hey...hey look men i get seasick even watching it on the TV they want you! - oh my goodness they want you! - what am i gonna do on a submarine? they want you! they want you! in the navy
