Wanda Lee

In the world's third largest seaport, far across the sea,
There's a baby girl that's waiting, and they say she looks like me;
Her hair is like the fallen leaves or waves upon the sea,
I long to see the smiling face of my daughter Wanda Lee.

My little girl called Wanda Lee means all the world to me,
How I long to see her smiling face;
She won't recognize, I know, but as days come and go,
I'll prove no one can take her daddy's place.

I was far away the day she came upon the drifting foam,
For I love the life of a sailor and I'm very seldom home;
But I'll soon be going back now, it won't be long I know,
I'll see that baby girl of mine, the one that I love so.

My little girl called Wanda Lee means all the world to me,
How I long to see her smiling face;
She won't recognize, I know, but as days come and go,
I'll prove no one can take her daddy's place.

####.... John Henry (Johnny) Drake (1936-2006) of Belleoram, NL, wrote this song for his new-born daughter, Wanda Lee ....####

Johnny Drake, along with Tom Rose of Bay du Nord, NL, co-founded The Dorymen in 1969.

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