Leave Her Johnny

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 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 tub And leave her, Johnny, leave her No grog 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 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 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 For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her