Tokyo Bay
Madeline Fendrick - mandolin, vocals
Brian Peck - guitar, vocals
No stories of being called to war
Or sailing away from your home shore
Nothing 'bout life below the deck
Did you wonder how many days were left
No tales of working as a radioman
Catching frequencies from the U.S. and Japan
Morse code messages flying through the sky
Commandments far from Mount Sinai
No sagas of sailing through mine fields
On August 19, 1945
Your ship was headed into Tokyo Bay
When you turned 20 years old that day
Papa, you spoke of
Goodman and Miller and Ol' Satchmo
The swing of the bands that made your cheeks glow
And the Cubbies losing again was a shame
But at least Harry Carry was still singing back then
Never cracked open that door even once
Your not alone, it's no coincidence
Though I can't relate, I was born to baby boomers
War is far away, I've never seen draft papers
Oh, what would I do if I had to serve
Oh boy, that would be an unexpected curve
What does it mean to "Be All That You Can Be"
Walking past women and children on war torn streets
No sagas of sailing through mine fields
Days after Little Boy and Fat Man were revealed
Your ship was headed into Tokyo Bay
When you turned 20 years old that day
Papa, you spoke of
Goodman and Miller and Ol' Satchmo
The swing of the bands that made your cheeks glow
And the Cubbies losing again was a shame
But at least Harry Carry was still singing back then
Shoulda been a-coulda been a-playin' football
Wait a go Uncle Sam you took 'em from Chicago
Even if he had a voice you didn't give 'em much choice
Servin' was the only way for a kid in those days
Shoulda been a-coulda been a-playin' football
Wait a go Uncle Sam you took 'em from Chicago
Even if he had a voice you didn't give 'em much choice
Servin' was the only way for a kid in those days
Papa, you spoke of
Goodman and Miller and Ol' Satchmo
The swing of the bands that made your cheeks glow
And the Cubbies losing again was a shame
But at least Harry Carry was still singing back then
And playin' tackle on the line of your school football team
It was in Soldier Field you became champions
But what about the picture of the U.S.S. Grimes
Displayed on the wall with you and 500 lives
ut what about the picture of the U.S.S. Grimes
Displayed on the wall with you and 500 lives