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We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me |
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Around Nassau town we did roam Drinking all night |
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Got into a fight Well I feel so broke up I want to |
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go home So hoist up the John B's sail See how the |
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mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore Let me go |
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home, let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah |
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Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home The first |
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mate he got drunk And broke in the Cap'n's trunk T |
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he constable had to come and take him away |
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Sheriff John Stone Why don't you leave me alone, |
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yeah yeah Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home |
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So hoist up the John B's sail See how the mainsail sets |
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Call for the Captain ashore Let me go home, let me go |
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home I wanna go home, let me go home Why don't you |
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let me go home (Hoist up the John B's sail) Hoist up the |
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John B I feel so broke up I wanna go home Let me go |
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home The poor cook he caught the fits And threw away |
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all my grits And then he took and he ate up all of my |
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corn Let me go home Why don't they let me go home |
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This is the worst trip I've ever been on So hoist up the |
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John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for the |
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Captain ashore Let me go home, let me go home |
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I wanna go home, let me go home Why don't you let me go home |