Michael Snow – Dandy Vernon Lyrics

I'll tell you a tale of a sailor bold his name was Dandy Vernon
He worked as a steward on the old Cunard and money he was earning
He knew his way around every port he wandered near and far
And he took his stand as a drinking man an never said no to a jar

Take your stand as a drinking man and never say no to a jar
Take your stand as a drinking man and never say no to a jar
In Amsterdam or Yucatan, New York or Zanzibar
Take your stand as a drinking man and never say no to a jar

Now Dandy likes the sailors lie it agrees with his ambition
For to see the world and to meet the girls was Dandy's given mission
He's stolen hearts in every port he's known in every bar
And he took his stand as a drinking man etc.

There comes a time in most men's lives when they tired of roaming
And the roaring fire is their desire and the glass of ale a foaming
But then you have your Dandies who need the ooh-la-la
And take their stand as a drinking man etc.

Now Dandy's getting thin on top and thick around the middle
But the girls still sigh at twinkle in his eye the charming, yarning devil
And he's welcome still in every prt especially