Brandy (you're a fine girl)-artists: looking glass from "super hits of the 70's-have a nice day vol.9"-rhino r4 70929-peak billboard position # 1 for 1 week in 1972-words and music by elliot lurie(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda)there's a port on a western bayand it serves a hundred ships a daylonely sailors pass the time awayand talk about their homesand there's a girl in this harbor townand she works layin' whiskey downthey say "brandy, fetch another round"she serves them whiskey and winethe sailors say "brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)"what a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)"yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)brandy wears a braided chainmade of finest silver from the north of spaina locket that bears the nameof the man that brandy loveshe came on a summer's daybringin' gifts from far awaybut he made it clear he couldn't stayno harbor was his homethe sailor said " brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)"what a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)"but my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)yeah, brandy used to watch his eyeswhen he told his sailor storiesshe could feel the ocean foam riseshe saw its ragin' glorybut he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest manand brandy does her best to understand(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)at night when the bars close downbrandy walks through a silent townand loves a man who's not aroundshe still can hear him sayshe hears him say " brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)"what a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)"but my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)"brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)fade"what a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)"but my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"transcribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.