I thought_ I heard_ the-e old_ man say_ "Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_ It's a long_ hard_ pull_ to the next_ pay_-day_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her"_ Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_ Oh the winds_ were foul_ and the work_ was hard_ "Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_ From the Liverpool_ dock_ to the Lon_-don yard_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her"_ Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_ Oh the skipper was_ bad_ but the mate_ was_ worse_ "Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_ He'd blow you down_ with a spike_ and a curse_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her"_ Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_ It was rot_-ten_ meat_ and mol_-dy_ bread_ "Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_ You'd_ eat_ it_ or_ you'd_ starve_ to death_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her"_ Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_ Well it's time_ for us_ to-o say_ good_-bye_ "Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave_ her_ Fo-o-o-or_ now_ those_ pumps_ are_ all_ pum_-ped dry_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her"_ Leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ O-oh leave_ her John_-ny lea-eave her_ For the voyage_ is_ done_ and the winds_ don't blow_ And it's time_ for us_ to leave her_