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
want to 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, yeah yeah Well I feel so
broke up I wanna go home The
first mate he got drunk And broke
in the Cap'n'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 you let me go home (Hoist
up the John B's sail) Hoist up the
John B 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 Call
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