John Paul Jones

<br>When John Paul Jones was a little boy he pointed to the sea<br>Said when I get to be a man a fightin` man I`ll be<br>I`ll leave my mark on the ocean and my name in history<br>When John Paul was a member of the British Admirality<br>He killed a sailor on his ship which was a crime you see<br>He changes his name to JP Jones and came to Amerik-e<br>He fought in the rain he fought in the sun and he fought in the moonlight too<br>He fought with his knife he fought with his gun<br>And he fought till his blood ran through<br>Well John Paul was a fightin` man a fightin` man was he<br>He sailed to the east and he sailed to the west and he helped set America free<br>[ banjo ]<br>When John Paul was a Captain in the US Mable Band<br>A fightin` for our glory and the freedom of our land<br>He made those British captains wish that they were on dry land<br>He sent their mighty vessels to bottom of the sea<br>He took their bags of treasure and he sank that chest of T<br>He gave his blood for all free men and his life for liberty<br>He fought in the rain...<br>[ banjo ]<br>He fought in the rain...