Bell Bottom Trousers

VerseOnce I thought this sail-or boy ought to have a wife
Want-ed to get set-tled down to a qui-et life
I went out with ev-'ry girl that I could af-ford
Nev-er reached the al-tar 'cause I went so o-ver-board

Chorus
Bell bot-tom trou-sers, coat of na-vy blue
I'm still a sail-or sin-gle through and through

Verse
Met a girl named Annabelle, met her in the park
Hugged and kissed her through the night 'cause it was so dark
But when morning came along I got such a shock
She was tall and skinny and her face would stop a clock

Chorus
Bell bot-tom trou-sers, coat of na-vy blue
I'm still a sail-or sin-gle through and through

Verse
I went out with Emmaline, innocent and pure
She was so respectable, modest and demure
When I got aboard my ship much to my dismay
She had stolen ev'rything and even my toupee

Chorus
Bell bot-tom trou-sers, coat of na-vy blue
I'm still a sail-or sin-gle through and through

Verse
I wrote letters to a girl I had yet to see
She declared her love was true and she'd wait for me
When our ship got into port how the sailors shoved
There were forty other guys a-wanting to be loved

Chorus
Bell bot-tom trou-sers, coat of na-vy blue
I'm still a sail-or sin-gle through and through

WW II 1944 Version:Adapted from sea chantey circa 1865