We come on the sloop John B

My grandfather and me


Around Nassau town we did roam


Drinking all night

Got into a fight


Well I feel so broke up


I want to go home




So hoist up the John B's sail


See how the mainsail sets

Call for the Captain ashore


Let me go home, let me go home


I wanna go home, yeah yeah

Well I feel so broke up


I wanna go home




The first mate he got drunk


And broke in the Cap'n's trunk


The constable had to come and take him away

Sheriff John Stone


Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah


Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home




So hoist up the John B's sail


See how the mainsail sets

Call for the Captain ashore


Let me go home, let me go home


I wanna go home, let me go home

Why don't you let me go home


(Hoist up the John B's sail)


Hoist up the John B

I feel so broke up I wanna go home


Let me go home




The poor cook he caught the fits


And threw away all my grits


And then he took and he ate up all of my corn

Let me go home


Why don't they let me go home

This is the worst trip I've ever been on




So hoist up the John B's sail

See how the mainsail sets


Call for the Captain ashore

Let me go home, let me go home


I wanna go home, let me go home

Why don't you let me go home