Well I've drunk to drown, on every ocean I've been  
Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim  
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen's land  
Well I drank with the Sultan, down the Suez Canal 
  
Cause Every Dog Has Its Day  
Like every woman, she gets her own way  
And if there's a ship that sails tonight  
I'll captain that too, just to be there with you 
  
Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule  
Spillblood Maloney had a head like one too  
That night on the bridge, with my shovel in hand  
Well he threatened to kill me, for sure he picked the wrong man 
  
Cause Every Dog Has Its Day  
Like every woman, she gets her own way  
And if there's a ship that sails tonight  
I'll captain that too, just to be there with you 
  
Well there was mutiny in Lagos, aboard the mean ship Skondi  
Ten or twelve days in prison, till the bastards set me free  
McCloskey you're free 
  
Cause Every Dog Has Its Day  
Like every woman, she gets her own way  
And if there's a ship that sails tonight  
I'll captain that too, just to be there with you 
  
Now I love the sea and she wants me back  
So I leave this ol' harbor, with the wind at my back  
Goodbye mother Theresa, I hope the kids settle down  
I must head for the Chinas, pray to God I don't drown 
  
For Every Dog Has Its Day  
Like every woman, she gets her own way  
And if there's a ship that sails tonight  
I'll captain that too 
  
Cause Every Dog Has Its Day  
Like every woman, she gets her own way  
And if there's a ship that sails tonight  
I'll captain that too, just to be there with you