Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her - Burl Ives

Oh, the times are hard and the wages low

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

I’ll pack my bag and go below

It’s time for us to leave her

It’s growl you may but go you must:

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

It matters not if last or first

It’s time for us to leave her

I’m a-getting' thin and a-growin' sad

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

Since first I joined this woodenclad

It’s time for us to leave her

I thought I heard the first mate say

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

«Just one more drag and then belay»

It’s time for us to leave her

The work was hard and the voyage long:

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

The seas were high and the gales were strong

It’s time for us to leave her

The sails are furled: our work is done

Leave her, Johnny, leave her

And now on shore we’ll have some fun

It’s time for us to leave her

It’s time for us to leave her

It’s time for us to leave her