Sloop John B Songtext
von Gerrie Pretorius

We come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we do 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 to let me go home
Let me go home
I want to go home, yeah, yeah
Well, I feel so broke up
I want to go home


The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the captain'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 want to go home

So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore to let me go home
I want to go home
Why don't you let me go home?
I feel so broke up
I want to go home

The poor cook he got the feds
And threw away all of my breads
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 to let me go home
I want to go home
Why don′t you let me go home? Yeah, yeah
Well, I feel so broke up
I want to go home