Leave Her Johnny - Misc Traditional

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[Verse 1]

Oh I thought I

 heard the old

 man say
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
            
Tomorrow you w

        
ill get your p

ay
             
And its time f

        
or us to leave

 her

[Chorus]
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
Oh leave her J

      
ohnny,leave he

r
             
For the voyage

    
 is long
         
And the winds 

      
don't blow
             
And it's time 

         
for us to leav

e her

[Verse 2]

Oh the skipper

 was bad but t

he mate was wo

rse
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
He would cut y

             
ou down with a

       
 spike or a cu

rse
             
And its time f

        
or us to leave

 her

[Chorus]
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
Oh leave her J

      
ohnny,leave he

r
             
For the voyage

    
 is long
         
And the winds 

      
don't blow
             
And it's time 

         
for us to leav

e her

[Verse 3]

Well the wind 

was foul and t

he seas ran hi

gh
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
We shipped it 

          
green, and non

     
e went by
             
And its time f

        
or us to leave

 her

[Chorus]
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
Oh leave her J

      
ohnny,leave he

r
             
For the voyage

    
 is long
         
And the winds 

      
don't blow
             
And it's time 

         
for us to leav

e her

[Verse 4]

How I hate to 

sail on this r

otten tub
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
            
No grog allowe

         
d and rotten g


rub
             
And its time f

        
or us to leave

 her

[Chorus]
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
Oh leave her J

      
ohnny,leave he

r
             
For the voyage

    
 is long
         
And the winds 

      
don't blow
             
And it's time 

         
for us to leav

e her

[Verse 5]

Now pull you l

ubbers, or you

'll get no pay
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
            
Oh pull you lu

          
bbers and then

#  
 belay
             
And its time f

        
or us to leave

 her

[Chorus]
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
Oh leave her J

      
ohnny,leave he

r
             
For the voyage

    
 is long
         
And the winds 

      
don't blow
             
And it's time 

         
for us to leav

e her

[Verse 6]

We sweare by w

rote, for want

 of more
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
But now we're 

             
through so we'

    
ll go on shore
             
And its time f

        
or us to leave

 her

[Chorus]
             
Leave her John

    
ny, Leave her
             
Oh leave her J

      
ohnny,leave he

r
             
For the voyage

    
 is long
         
And the winds 

      
don't blow
             
And it's time 

         
for us to leav

e her

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