| lyric | So hoist up the John B.'s sail,
See how the mainsail’s set,
Send for the captain ashore,
Let me go home.
Chorus:
Let me go home
Let me go home,
I fell so break up,
Let me go home.
2. The captain and the mate got drunk,
They broke up the people’s trunk,
Send for the captain ashore.
3. The cook, he took the fits
And broke up all my grips,
Send for the captain ashore |