Sloop John B Songtext
von The Merrymen

Oh, we sailed on the sloop John B (John B)
My grandfather and me (And me)
Around Nassau town we did roam
Stayed awake all night
Got into a fight
Oh Lord, I feel so broken up, I just wanna go home

"Hoist up the John B′s sail" (Ah-ha-ha)
"See how the mainsail sets" (Ah-ha-ha)
Tell the Captain ashore I wanna go home
Oh Lordy, I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Oh Lord, I feel so broken up, I just wanna go home


Now the chief mate, oh, he got drunk and
Broke into somebody's trunk
And the sheriff, he had to come and take him away
Oh, Sheriff John Sloan
Please leave me alone
Oh Lord, I feel so broken up, I just wanna go home

"Hoist up the John B′s sail" (Ah-ha-ha)
"See how the mainsail sets" (Ah-ha-ha)
Tell the Captain ashore I wanna go home
Oh Lordy, I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Oh Lord, I feel so broken up, I just wanna go home

Now to make it a tragedy, yes
They took us into custody and
Now we sit so sad and forlorn
Oh, we lay in the jail
Without any bail
This is the worst trip we've ever had since we were born


"Hoist up the John B's sail" (Ah-ha-ha)
"See how the mainsail sets" (Ah-ha-ha)
Tell the Captain ashore I wanna go home
Oh Lordy, I wanna go home
I wanna go home
Oh Lord, I feel so broken up, I just wanna go home