Whoa Sailor,Hank Thompson

my grandma who died last year on my birthday. :( loved Hank . she was from cameron TX and saw Hank T many times. and also married a Sailor my grandpa. this song takes me back. i'm only 25 jammin to this stuff. whoah sailor!

Damn, now you've got me thinking of Texas Street in Pusan!

14 yrs of Naval service..active and reserves...I can Identify with this song too....lol

I love everything Hank has ever sung. What a neat catchy tune here. My hubby is a Navy veteran and I feel he could have identified with this song ! We watched "Star Route" years ago and it's good to see actor Rod Cameron here in this video. I never missed a western he starred in. Hank's passing really saddened us. A wonderful singer who always seemed to be smiling. Thank you. - Paula

Amen to that!

Didn't know he died.  What a heartbreak. Classy guy.

Great song. Was this song originally a Maddox Brother and Rose tune, or was Hank's version the original?

Hank wrote this when he came out of the Navy after World War 2. Tex Ritter heard him and got him a contract with Capitol Records. Rose Maddox did a great version with her brothers. It was done as a dialog between the sailor and a waitress. It may be the only case of someone doing a better version of a song than Hank's original.

Be well, Mr Thompson. Thanks for the music.

According to the press release today (7 Nov 07), he wanted no funeral. But he requested a "celebration of life" at "Billy Bob's Texas", a honky tonk saloon in Ft. Worth. So long, Hank. Give Porter Wagoner my regards.