Name: Leave Her Johnny
Duration: P00H02M26S
Description: The third single from my first album which is coming out later in 2021. Please sign up to my mailing list at www.buymeacoffee.com/ruthrosie (click follow). This is a pump shanty which would have traditionally been sung as the ship made its way back to port.

Leave Her Johnny

by Ruth Rosie

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The third single from my first album which is coming out later in 2021. Please sign up to my mailing list at www.buymeacoffee.com/ruthrosie (click follow). This is a pump shanty which would have traditionally been sung as the ship made its way back to port.

lyrics

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 Johnny leave her
Oh 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

Oh the wind was foul and the voyage was long
Leave her Johnny leave her
The sea was high and the winds were strong
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh 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

No more Cape Horn, no more stand by
Leave her Johnny leave her
We'll pump her out and leave her dry
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh 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

Oh the work is hard and the wages low
Leave her Johnny leave her
But now once more ashore we'll go
And it's time for us to leave her

Leave her Johnny leave her
Oh 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

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 Johnny leave her
Oh 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
Oh 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

credits

released September 1, 2021
Vocals: Ruth Rosie
Percission: Lewis James
Trad arr Ruth Rosie and Lewis James
Production: Lewis James and Ruth Rosie
Graphic design: Ruth Rosie

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Ruth Rosie England, UK

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