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                               Sloop John B
Verse 1
AWe come on the sloop john b
AMy grandfather and me
AAround nassau town we do rEoam
ADrinking all night
Got into a fiDght, oh yBmeah 
I fAeel so broke upE  
I want to go hAome
Chorus
ASo hoist up the John B's sail
ASee how the mainsail sets
ACall for the Captain ashore
Let me go hEome, (let me go home)
I wanna go hAome
Why don't you let me go hDome (yBmeah)
I feAel so broke upE  
I wanna go hoAme
Verse 2
AThe first mate he got drunk
AAnd broke up the peoples trunk
AConstable had to come and take him aEway
Sheriff John StAone
Why dont you leave me alDone (oh Bmyeah)
AI feel so broke up E  
I wanna go hAome
Chorus
ASo hoist up the John B's sail
ASee how the mainsail sets
ACall for the Captain ashore
Let me go hEome, (let me go home)
I wanna go hAome
Why don't you let me go hDome (yBmeah)
I feAel so broke upE  
I wanna go hoAme
Verse 3
AThe cook, yeah he caught the fits
AAnd threw away all my grits
AAnd then he came and he ate up all of my cEorn
Let me go hAome
Why won't you let me go hDome, oh yBmeah
This Ais the worst trip Esince I've been bAorn
Chorus
ASo hoist up the John B's sail
ASee how the mainsail sets
ACall for the Captain ashore
Let me go hEome, (let me go home)
I wanna go hAome
Why don't you let me go hDome (yBmeah)
I feAel so broke upE  
I wanna go hoAme

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Sloop John B

by Relient K

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Sloop John B

Verse 1

We come on the sloop john b

My grandfather and me

A E

Around nassau town we do roam

Drinking all night

D Bm

Got into a fight, oh yeah

A E

I feel so broke up

I want to go home

Chorus

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

D Bm

Why don't you let me go home (yeah)

A E

I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

Verse 2

The first mate he got drunk

And broke up the peoples trunk

A E

Constable had to come and take him away

Sheriff John Stone

D Bm

Why dont you leave me alone (oh yeah)

A E

I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

Chorus

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

D Bm

Why don't you let me go home (yeah)

A E

I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

Verse 3

The cook, yeah he caught the fits

And threw away all my grits

A E

And then he came and he ate up all of my corn

Let me go home

D Bm

Why won't you let me go home, oh yeah

A E A

This is the worst trip since I've been born

Chorus

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

D Bm

Why don't you let me go home (yeah)

A E

I feel so broke up

I wanna go home

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