I thought I heard the old man say, Leave her Johnny, leave her Tomorrow you will get your pay And it's time for us to leave her And leave her Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high And leave her Johnny, leave her She shipped it green and none went by And it's time for us to leave her And leave her Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her I hate to sail on this rotten top And leave her Johnny, leave her No grok allowed and rotten grub And it's time for us to leave her And leave her Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her Johnny, leave her For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her We swore by rote for want of more And leave her Johnny, leave her But now we're through so we'll go on shore And it's time for us to leave her And leave her Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her Johnny, leave her And for the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her And leave her Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her Johnny, leave her And for the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her