And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
and talk about their homes
And there's a girl in this harbor town
and she works laying whiskey down
she serves them whiskey and wine
What a good wife you would be
Yeah, your eye s could steal
Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finer silver from the north of Spain
A locket that bears the name
Of a man that Brandy loved
He came on a summer's day,
bringing gifts from far away
But he made it clear he couldn't stay,
The sailor said, bring me,
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady, is the sea
when he told his sailor's story
she saw its rage and glory
But he had always told the truth,
And Brandy does her best to understand
when the bar's closed down
Brandy walks through a silent town
And loves a man who's not around
She still can hear him say
She hears him say, Brandy,
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my love and my lady
Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my love and my lady
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