Leave Her Johnny

O the times are hard and the wages low
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
I guess it's time for us to go
And it's time for us to leave her

O I thought I heard the old man say
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her"
Tomorrow you will get your pay
And it's time for us to leave her (leave her)

Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat
Leave her, Johnny, leave her (leave her)
It's Yankee, John, the packet rat
And it's time for us to leave her (leave her)

It's rotten beef and weev'ly bread
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
It's pump or drown, the old man said (leave her)
And it's time for us to leave her

We'd be better off in a nice, clean jail (leave her, Johnny)
Leave her, Johnny, leave her (leave her)
With all night in and plenty o' ale
And it's time for us to leave her!

The mate was a bucko and the old man a turk (leave her)
Leave her, Johnny, leave her (leave her)
The bosun was a beggar with the middle name o' work
And it's time for us to leave her

Cook's a drunk, he likes to booze
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Between him and the mate, there's a little to choose!
And it's time for us to leave her (leave her)

I hate to sail on this rotten tub
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
No grog allowed and rotten grub (leave her, leave her)
It's time for us to leave her

No Liverpool bread, nor rotten crackerhash
Leave her, Johnny, leave her (leave her, Johnny, leave her)
No dandy funk, nor cold and sloppy hash
And it's time for us to leave her

The old man shouts, the pumps stand by
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, we can never suck her dry
And it's time for-, time for us to leave her

Now I thought I heard the old man say
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her" (leave her, Johnny, leave her)
Just one more pull and then belay
And it's time for us to leave her

It's time for us to leave her (leave her, Johnny, leave her)
It's time for us to leave her (leave her, Johnny, leave her)
For the voyage is done, and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her (leave her, Johnny, leave her)