Leave Her Johnny - Misc Traditional
Version 3 of 3
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- Leave Her Johnny (Chords) (v2)Rating: 4.74 / 5.00
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[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