Leave Her Johnny - Misc Traditional
Version 2 of 3
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Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Opening]
I thought I he
ard the Old Ma
n say:
"Leave her, Jo
hnny, leave he
r."
Tomorrow ye wi
ll get your pa
y,
and its time f
or us to leave
her.
[Chorus]
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
Oh, leave her,
Johnny, leave
her!
For the voyage
is long and t
he winds don't
blow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her.
[Verse]
Oh, the wind w
as foul and th
e sea ran high
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
She shipped it
green and non
e went by.
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 long and t
he winds don't
blow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her.
[Verse]
I hate to sail
on this rotte
n tub.
"Leave her, Jo
hnny, leave he
r!"
No grog allowe
d and rotten g
rub.
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 long and t
he winds don't
blow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her.
[Verse]
We swear by ro
te for want of
more.
"Leave her, Jo
hnny, leave he
r!"
But now were t
hrough so we'l
l go on shore.
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 long and t
he winds don't
blow
And it's time
for us to leav
e her.