I thought I heard the old man say "Leave her, Johnny, leave her It's a long, hard pull to the next payday And it's time for us to leave her" Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, the winds were foul and the work was hard Leave her, Johnny, leave her From the Liverpool dock to the London yard And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, the skipper was bad, but the mate was worse Leave her, Johnny, leave her He'd blow you down with a spike and a curse And it's time for us to leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her It was rotten meat and moldy bread Leave her, Johnny, leave her You'd eat it or you'd starve to death And it's time for us to leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Well it's time for us to say goodbye Leave her, Johnny, leave her For now those pumps are all pumped dry And it's time for us to leave her (one more time) Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her We'll see you tomorrow, thank you very much