Sloop John B.

<br>Jerry Jeff Walker<br><br>We come on the sloop John B<br>My grandfather and me<br>Around Nassau town we did roam<br>Drinking all night<br>Got into a fight<br>Well I feel so broke up<br>I want to go home<br><br>So hoist up the John B`s sail<br>See how the mainsail sets<br>Call for the Captain ashore<br>Let me go home, let me go home<br>I wanna go home, yeah yeah<br>Well I feel so broke up<br>I wanna go home<br><br>The first mate he got drunk<br>And broke in the Cap`n`s trunk<br>The constable had to come and take him away<br>Sheriff John Stone<br>Why don`t you leave me alone, yeah yeah<br>Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home<br><br>So hoist up the John B`s sail<br>See how the mainsail sets<br>Call for the Captain ashore<br>Let me go home, let me go home<br>I wanna go home, let me go home<br>Why don`t you let me go home<br><br>Hoist up the John B<br>I feel so broke up I wanna go home<br>Let me go home<br><br>The poor cook he caught the fits<br>And threw away all my grits<br>And then he took and he ate up all of my corn<br>Let me go home<br>Why don`t they let me go home<br>This is the worst trip I`ve ever been on<br><br>So hoist up the John B`s sail<br>See how the mainsail sets<br>Call for the Captain ashore<br>Let me go home, let me go home<br>I wanna go home, let me go home<br>Why don`t you let me go home