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The Sloop John B

We came on the sloop John B,
My grandfather and me,
Round Nassau town we did roam;
Drinking all night,
Got into a fight;
I feel so break up,
I want to go home.

Chorus

So hoist up the John B sail,
See how the mainsail sets;
Send for the captain ashore
And let me go home.
Let me go home,
Let me go home,
I feel so break up,
I want to go home.

The first mate he got drunk,
He broke up the people’s trunk;
Constable had to come and take him away.
Sheriff Johnstone,
Please let me alone;
I feel so break up,
I want to go home.

(Chorus)