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Leave
Her, Johnnie
From Closehauled on the Wind of a Dream
Adapted from the poetry of
C. Fox Smith (1882-1954)
Music traditional; additional
lyrics © 2003, 2007 Bob Zentz
1. A hundred miles from the Longships light (A)
Leave her, Johnnie, leave
her! (E-A)
She’s blowing up for a dirty night (D-A-F#m)
And it's time for us to
leave her! (A-E-A)
Oh, leave her Johnnie, leave her (E-A)
Leave her Johnnie, leave her (D-A)
Now the voyage is done, and the winds don’t blow (D-A-F#m)
And it’s time for us to leave her (A-E-A)
2. She’s down by the head and settling fast
Leave her, Johnnie!
Her name and number’s up at last
And it’s time for us to
leave her!
3. Now, it isn’t the sea she’s sailed so long
Leave her, Johnnie, leave her!
It isn’t the wind that’s used her wrong
But
it’s time for us to
leave her!
4. We’ve pumped her out with a right good will
Leave her, Johnnie, leave
her!
A day and a night, and she’s sinking still
And it’s time for us to
leave her!
5. She’s smashed above and stove below
Leave her, Johnnie, leave
her!
Now there’s nothing to do but roll and go
And it’s time for us to
leave her!
6. A hundred miles from the Longships light
Leave her, Johnnie, leave
her!
Blowing up for a dirty
night
And it’s time for us to leave her!
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