Leave Her Johnny - The Longest Johns
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Verse]
Oh, the times
were hard and
the wages low,
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
I guess it's t
ime for us to
go,
And it's time
for us to leav
e her!
[Verse]
Beware these p
acket ships, I
say!
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
They'll steal
your stores an
d your clothes
away
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
the winds don'
t blow
and it's time
for us to leav
e her
[Verse]
There's Liverp
ool Pat in his
tarpaulin hat
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
And Yankee Joh
n the pocket r
at
And it's time
for us to leav
e her!
[Verse]
She would not
wear and she w
ould not stay
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
She's shipped
great seas bot
h night and da
y
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
the winds don'
t blow
and it's time
for us to leav
e her
[Verse]
It's rotten be
ef and weevil-
y bread,
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
It was pump or
drown the old
man said,
And it's time
for us to leav
e her!
[Verse]
The sail's all
furled, our w
ork is done,
Leave her, Joh
nny, leave her
!
And now ashore
we'll take ou
r rum
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
the winds don'
t blow
and it's time
for us to leav
e her