Sailed on the sloop John BMy granddaddy and me' Round Nassau Town we did roam We'd been drinkin' all night Well, I got into a fight Yeah and I feel so broke up I wanna go home Hoist up the John B sail's See how the mainsail sets Send for the captain ashore And let me go home I wanna go home, I wanna go home, yeah' Cause I feel so broke up, I wanna go home Yes, I do(He's so broke up, Lord, I wanna go home) Well, captain's a wicked man He gets drunk any time he can And he don't give a damn for grand pappy No, nor me, he kicks us around And he knocks us about Well, I feel so broke up I, I wanna go home Well, pull up the John B's sails See how the mainsail sets Send for the captain ashore And let me go home I wanna go home Well, I wanna go home' Cause I feel so broke up(He's so broke up) I wanna go home(Yes, I do) I feel so broke up(He so broke up) Lord that I wanna go home, home
Sailed on the sloop John BMy granddaddy and me' Round Nassau Town we did roam We'd been drinkin' all night Well, I got into a fight Yeah and I feel so broke up I wanna go home Hoist up the John B sail's See how the mainsail sets Send for the captain ashore And let me go home I wanna go home, I wanna go home, yeah' Cause I feel so broke up, I wanna go home Yes, I do(He's so broke up, Lord, I wanna go home) Well, captain's a wicked man He gets drunk any time he can And he don't give a damn for grand pappy No, nor me, he kicks us around And he knocks us about Well, I feel so broke up I, I wanna go home Well, pull up the John B's sails See how the mainsail sets Send for the captain ashore And let me go home I wanna go home Well, I wanna go home' Cause I feel so broke up(He's so broke up) I wanna go home(Yes, I do) I feel so broke up(He so broke up) Lord that I wanna go home, home