Sloop John

From The Giant Harmonica Fakebook
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we come on the sloop john b.,my grandfather and me 

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around nassau town we* did roam

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drinkin' all night,got into a fight

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well I feel so broke up,i wanna go home.

chorus:

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So hoist up the john b. sails,

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see how the main sail sets

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call for the captain ashore and let me go home

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let me go home,i wanna go home,yeah,yeah

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well I feel so broke up,i wanna go home.

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The first mate,he got drunk,

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broke in the captain's trunk

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constable had to come and take him away

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sheriff johnstone,why don't you leave me alone

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well I feel so broke up,i wanna go home

chorus:

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the poor cook,he caught the fits,

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and threw away all my grits

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and then he took and ate up all of my corn

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let me go home,i wanna go home

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this is the worst trip i've ever been on.

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