We come on the sloop John B My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam Drinking all night
Got into a fight Well I feel so broke up I want
to go home So hoist up the John B's sail See how
the mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore Let
me go home, let me go home I wanna go home, yeah
yeah Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home The
first mate he got drunk And broke in the Cap'n's
trunk The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone

Why don't you leave me alone, yeah yeah Well I
feel so broke up I wanna go home So hoist up the
John B's sail See how the mainsail sets Call for
the Captain ashore Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home, let me go home Why don't you let
me go home (Hoist up the John B's sail) Hoist up
the John B I feel so broke up I wanna go home Let
me go home The poor cook he caught the fits And
threw away all my grits And then he took and he
ate up all of my corn Let me go home Why don't
they let me go home This is the worst trip I've
ever been on So hoist up the John B's sail See
how the mainsail sets Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home I wanna go home,
let me go home Why don't you let me go home