Oh the times w
ere hard and t
he wages low
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
And the grub w
as bad and the
gales did blo
w
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
CHORUS:
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her
For the voyage
is done and t
he winds do bl
ow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
I thought I he
ard the Old Ma
n say
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
You can go ash
ore and take y
our pay
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
CHORUS:
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her
For the voyage
is done and t
he winds do bl
ow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
Oh her stern w
as foul and th
e voyage was l
ong
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
The winds was
bad and the ga
les was strong
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
CHORUS:
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her
For the voyage
is done and t
he winds do bl
ow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
And we'll leav
e her tight an
d we'll leave
her trim
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
And heave the
hungry packet
in
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
CHORUS:
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her
For the voyage
is done and t
he winds do bl
ow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her with a gr
in
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
For there's ma
ny a worser we
've sailed in
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
CHORUS:
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her
For the voyage
is done and t
he winds do bl
ow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her
And now it's t
ime to say goo
dbye
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
For the old pi
er-head's a-dr
awing nigh
And it's time
for us to leav
e her