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"Leave Her, Johnny" is a traditional sea shanty that was sung by sailors at the end of a voyage.
lyrics
Oh, I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
It's a long, hard pull to the next pay day
And it's time for us to leave her
[Chorus]
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, the voyage is done and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her
The times were hard and the wages low
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
And now once more ashore we'll go
And it's time for us to leave her
Well, the skipper was bad, but the mate was worse
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
He would blow you down with a spite and a curse
And it's time for us to leave her
There's Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
And Yankee Jack the packet rat
And it's time for us to leave her
The wind was foul an' the sea ran high
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
She shipped it green an' none went by
And it's time for us to leave her
Oh, I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
One more good pull an' then belay
And it's time for us to leave her
credits
released January 31, 2011
rangefinder 1.4: guitars, lead and background vocals
Karlos: keys, drum loop (riq, bodhran, shaker), marxophone, distorted autoharp, and backing vox.
Dr. Sue: backing vox
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