I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
It's a long hard pull to the next pay day
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
It's a long hard pull to the next pay day
And it's time for us to leave her
The captain was bad but the mate was worse
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
He could blow you down with a sigh and a curse
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
He could blow you down with a sigh and a curse
And it's time for us to leave her
And a dollar a day is a Jack Shite's pay
When it's pump all night and work all day
Now the rats are all gone and we the crew
Oh it's time by Christ that we went too
Well it's pump or drown, the old man said
Or else by Christ we'll all be dead
I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Just one more pump and then belay
And it's time for us to leave her
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
Just one more pump and then belay
And it's time for us to leave her