“Anchors Aweigh” (US Navy)
Anchors Aweigh my friends, I’ll see you another day
I’m going away, experiences have to come
and the past has got to go
back into our dreams
back into our dreams
Anchors Aweigh my friends
Everybody understands that good times,
that good times they come and they go
and together we will always flow
back into our dreams
back into our dreams
And our troubles, we can’t leave them behind
but the wind blows, and blows them all away
and the road goes… and takes them all away
..back into our dreams
“Anchors Aweigh” is the song of the U.S. Navy, composed in 1906 by Charles Zimmerman with lyrics by Alfred Miles.
The song was first played during the Navy/Army football game in 1906. Before a crowd in excess of 30,000 Navy won the game 10-0, their first win in the matchup since 1900.
The song was gradually adopted as the song of the U.S. Navy; although there is a pending proposal to make it the official song, and to incorporate protocol into Navy regulations for its performance, its status remains unofficial. Its lyrics were considered too specific to the Academy and not representative of the Navy at large, and so were rewritten by George D. Lottman. Its melody was also slightly rewritten by Domenico Salvino. The current lyrics include three verses and two bridges; the second verse is the one most commonly sung.
Note: to “weigh anchor” is to bring it aboard a vessel to prepare for departure. The phrase anchors aweigh is an acknowledgment to the commander that this procedure has been completed.