This song is about the USS Kentucky -- a ship that was built but never completed in the WW2 era.
"does it matter that our anchors
couldnt even reach the bottom
of a bath tub"
means she was never completed
"it's such a strange job, playing black jack on the deck"
I think this is about the skeleton crew than manned the Kentucky before she was dismantled in 1958. They sat atop their puddle, dressed in white...they missed the girls back home...
"If I was meant to sail the seas...why did you make me?"
obviously a jab at the military for giving them such a terrible duty station.
And Marianne...of course, is the Sea.
I believe the Tropicana is either a hot spot in Philly, where she was moored until she was scrapped, or a heartfelt wish from the crew...When they signed up to be in the NAVY, they were told they would sail everywhere, even to Tropicana...but instead they were stuck...AMERICANA!
To meeee....
This song is about the USS Kentucky -- a ship that was built but never completed in the WW2 era.
"does it matter that our anchors couldnt even reach the bottom of a bath tub"
means she was never completed
"it's such a strange job, playing black jack on the deck" I think this is about the skeleton crew than manned the Kentucky before she was dismantled in 1958. They sat atop their puddle, dressed in white...they missed the girls back home...
"If I was meant to sail the seas...why did you make me?" obviously a jab at the military for giving them such a terrible duty station.
And Marianne...of course, is the Sea.
I believe the Tropicana is either a hot spot in Philly, where she was moored until she was scrapped, or a heartfelt wish from the crew...When they signed up to be in the NAVY, they were told they would sail everywhere, even to Tropicana...but instead they were stuck...AMERICANA!
I love this song.