My Dad was in the Navy at the beginning of WW2. From what I have read it is common that these guys picked up this song then. Anyway, my Dad would sing this to me and amaze me with the speed at which he could sing it all clearly. When When he was sick with lung cancer and was having a very bad day I remember him standing at the side of the bed and he started singing this song. We both laughed until we cried. Thank you for putting the pieces of this memory together for me in these lyrics.
KA Mount Vernon, WA