Oh, I thought I heard the old man say Leave her, Johnny, leave her It's a long, hard pull to the next pay day And it's time for us to leave her
Chorus: Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her
Oh, pull you lubbers or you'll get no pay Oh, pull you lubbers and then be lay
Oh the skipper was bad, but the mate was worse He'd blow you down with a spite and a curse
And I thought I heard the old man say It's a long, hard pull to the next pay day