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