O I thought I heard our old man say, Leave her, Johnny, leave her! For tomorrow ye will get your pay! And it's time for us to leave her! Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the journey’s done and the winds don't blow, And it's time for us to leave her! O the work are hard and the wages low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her! And the seas were high and the winds did blow And it's time for us to leave her! Oh the mate’s a tyrant and the Captain’s worse Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, he knocks us down with a spike and a curse And it's time for us to leave her! Oh the grub has gone and the rats have too Leave her, Johnny, leave her! So we’ll pack our bags and we’ll go too And it's time for us to leave her! Oh we’ll make her fast and we’ll stow our gear Leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the girls are waiting on the pier And it's time for us to leave her!
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