Song Name: | Leave Her Johnny | By: | Stan Rogers |
Posted By: | Eucalypt_040 | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | Any | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2007-11-20 03:11:49 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: |
LEAVE HER JOHNNY Sea Shanty. Trad. 6 6 4 5 6 6 7 -7 -6 6 5 4 Oh the times were hard and the wag-es low, -4 -4 -4 4 5 6 Leave her ,John-ny leave her 6 6 -6 -6 6 5 5 -5 6 5 And I think its time for us to go, 4 -4 5 5 6 4 -4 4 And its time for us to leave her, -4 -4 -4 4 5 6 Leave her, John-ny leave her 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 6 5 6 Oh its leave her John-ny leave her, 6 6 -6 -6 -6 6 Cause’ the voy-age is done 5 5 -5 6 5 And the winds don’t blow, 4 -4 5 5 5 -4 -4 4 And its time for us to leave her. For more verses go to Mudcat. This shanty was sung at the end of a voyage. I used to sail on a sail training ship and the permanent crew used to sing this as a crew of stroppy kids finished their voyage.They used to sob there hearts out. Terry. |