I thought_ I heard_ the-e old_ man say_
" Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her _
It's a long_ hard_ pull_ to the next_ pay_- day_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her" _
Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_
O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her _
For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_
Oh the winds_ were foul_ and the work_ was hard_
" Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_
From the Liverpool_ dock_ to the Lon_-don yard_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her"_
Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_
O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her _
For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_
Oh the skipper was_ bad_ but the mate_ was_ worse_
" Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_
He'd blow you down_ with a spike_ and a curse_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her" _
Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_
O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her _
For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_
It was rot_-ten_ meat_ and mol_-dy_ bread_
" Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her _
You'd_ eat_ it_ or_ you'd_ starve_ to death_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her" _
Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_
O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her _
For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_
Well it's time_ for us_ to-o say_ good_- bye_
" Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her _
Fo-o-o-or_ now_ those_ pumps_ are_ all_ pum_-ped dry_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her" _
Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_
O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her _
For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_
And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_
