I'm 23 years old and remember learning parts and pieces of this song when I was in preschool in the late 1980's and early 1990's. I was taught by "Grandpa" Schooley (not related but all the kids called him grandpa) who learned it when he served in the military and owned the daycare with his wife. They were both wonderful people. On weekends I would go to my Grandparents house and sing this song for my Grandma. As I got older I forgot about this song but occassionally my Grandma and I would talk about it and all I could ever remember was the battleship verse. I wish I had found this page before my Grandma passed away, she'd have gotten a kick out of finding lyrics. :)