Beach Boys - Sloop John B lyrics
We come on the sloop john b<br>My grandfather and me<br>Around nassau town we did roam<br>Drinking all night<br>Got into a fight<br>Well I feel so broke up<br>I want to go home<br><br>So hoist up the john b's sail<br>See how the mainsail sets<br>Call for the captain ashore<br>Let me go home, let me go home<br>I wanna go home, yeah yeah<br>Well I feel so broke up<br>I wanna go home<br><br>The first mate he got drunk<br>And broke in the cap'n's trunk<br>The constable had to come and take him away<br>Sheriff john stone<br>Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah<br>Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home<br><br>So hoist up the john b's sail<br>See how the mainsail sets<br>Call for the captain ashore<br>Let me go home, let me go home<br>I wanna go home, let me go home<br>Why don't you let me go home<br>(hoist up the john b's sail)<br>Hoist up the john b<br>I feel so broke up I wanna go home<br>Let me go home<br><br>The poor cook he caught the fits<br>And threw away all my grits<br>And then he took and he ate up all of my corn<br>Let me go home<br>Why don't they let me go home<br>This is the worst trip I've ever been on<br><br>So hoist up the john b's sail<br>See how the mainsail sets<br>Call for the captain ashore<br>Let me go home, let me go home<br>I wanna go home, let me go home<br>Why don't you let me go home