Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Leave Her Johnny , by - Lou Reed. Release date: 25.09.2006
Song language: English
Leave Her Johnny |
| O the times are hard and the wages low |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| I guess it’s time for us to go! |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| O I thought I heard the old man say |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| Tomorrow you will get your pay! |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| It’s Yankee John the packet rat |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| It’s rotten beef an' weev’ly bread |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| It’s pump or drown the old man said |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| We’d be better off in a nice clean jail |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| With all night in an' plenty o' ale! |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| The mate was a bucko an' the old man a turk |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| The bosun was a beggar with the middle name o' work! |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| Cook’s a drunk, he likes to booze |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| Between him an' the mate there’s little to choose! |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| I hate to sail on this rotten tub |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| No grog allowed and rotten grub! |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| No Liverpool bread, nor rotten crackerhash |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| No dandyfunk, nor cold an' sloppy hash |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| The old man shouts, the pumps stand by |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| Oh, we can never suck her dry |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| Now I thought I heard the old man say |
| Leave her, Johnny, leave her! |
| Just one more pull an' then belay |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |
| For the voyage is done an' the winds don’t blow |
| An' it’s time for us to leave her! |