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Sloop John B..

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Sloop John B..

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We come on the sloop John B

My grandfather and me

Round Nassau town we did roam

Drinkin' all night

Got in a fight

Well, I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

So, hoist up the John B sails

See how the mainsail sets

Called for the captain ashore

Let me go home

Let me go home

I wanna go home! Yeah, yeah

Well, I feel so break up

I wanna go home

The first mate he got drunk

Broke in the captain's trunk

Constable had to come and take him away

Sheriff John Stone

Why don't you leave me alone? Yeah, yeah

Well, I feel so break up

I wanna go home!

So, hoist up the John B. sails (hoist up the John B)

See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)

Called for the captain ashore

Let me go home

Let me go home

I wanna go home!

Let me go home (why don't you let me go home?)

Hoist up the John B sails (hoist up the John B)

I feel so broke up

I wanna go home (let me go home, hoist up the John B)

The poor cook he caught the fits

And threw away all my grits

And then he took and he ate up all of my corn

Let me go home

Why don't they let me go home? Yeah, yeah

This is the worst trip I've ever been on

So, hoist up the John B. sails (hoist up the John B)

See how the mainsail sets (see how the mainsail)

Called for the captain ashore

Let me go home

Let me go home

I wanna go home

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