Time to Leave Her |
Capstan Shanty, or with change in cadence, as a pumping shanty
O, the work was hard and the wages low, Leave her, Johnny, leave her! We'll pack our bags and go below, It's time for us to leave her!
2. The work was hard, the voyage was long,
3. The food was bad and the ship was slow, | 4. It was growl you my but go you must, Leave her, Johnny, leave her! It mattered not whether you're last or first. It's time for us to leave her!
5. I thought I heard the old man say,
6. The sails are furled, our work is done, |