He said he'd be back tomorrow There she is waiting by the door He would be on her mind forever But you know he never thought of her no more He was a young boy out for freedom Only looking for a good time Her heart was game in open season You know he met her at a bad old time One smile and she gave him her heart and mind He had been too drunk to remember What they did on that old feather bed Now there's a baby in the back room And a mama that's gone out of her head And he did not remember her But he had a good time She could not forget that boy He got her heart and mind That child grew up and joined the Navy Got an anchor tattooed on his arm He's breaking hearts all around the world He never knew it, but he was just like his Daddy was He never knew him, but he was just like his Daddy was