X:1 T:Leave her Johnny C: trad. shanty S: https://www.macsimum.ch/musik/pdf/leave_her_johnny.pdf N: https://www.shantychoir.com/about-the-choir/discography-and-lyric-library/leave-her-johnny/ M:4/4 L:1/4 K:C "C"z2 z1 C/D/ | "C"E E E D/C/ | "G"E D "C"C2 | "G"D D D>C | w: Oh the times was hard and the wa-ges low Leav her John-ny "C"(E/G/) G2 c/B/ | "F"A A "C"G E/E/ | "G"F D "C"E C/D/ | E>G G>E | "G"D "C"C3 | w: leave* her. But now once more on-to the shore we’ll go And it's time for us to leave her "G" D D D>C | "C"(E/G/) G2 c/B/ | "F"A A A>G | "C"G E2 c/B/ | w:R:~Leave her Joh-nny leave* her! O- Oh leave her Joh-nny leave her! For the "F" A A "C"G E/E/ | "G"F D E C/D/ | E>G G>E | D C3 | w: voy-age's done and the winds don't blow and it's time for us to leave her. W:2.I thought I heard the old man say (Leave her ..) W: Tomorrow you will get your pay W: W:3. Oh, the work was hard and the voyage long ... W:Oh, the sea was high and the gails was strong W: W:4. Oh, sing that we boys will never be W:In a hungry bitch, the likes of she W: W:5. Well the rats have left, and we the crew W:Oh, it’s time by damn’ that we went to