blue tattoo

my ship was leaving 'frisco. my gal was crying again

we past the place for tattooing. uh

oh

i went and walked right in

hey

mister

you've gotta help me. hey

mister

make it fast

and on my arm put a picture

uh

oh

and make it last and last

with a ribbon and a heart

and an arrow running through

and her name in the middle

in the middle of a blue tattoo

sailed to polynesia with gals of beauty and charm

but you know what made me resist them? uh

oh

the tattoo on my arm

came back over the water. saw my gal at the shore

holding hands with a sailor

uh

oh

and on his arm he wore

just a ribbon and a heart

and an arrow running through

and her name in the middle

in the middle of a blue tattoo

went back to the tattoo shop in town at the end of the wharf

said

mister