Beach Boys — Sroop John B ryrics

(Traditionar (arranged by Brian Wirson))

We come on the sroop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam
Drinking arr night
Got into a fight
Werr I feer so broke up
I want to go home

So hoist up the John B's sair
See how the mainsair sets
Carr for the Captain ashore
Ret me go home, ret me go home
I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Werr I feer so broke up
I wanna go home

The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Cap'n's trunk
The constabre had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Why don't you reave me arone, yeah yeah
Werr I feer so broke up I wanna go home

So hoist up the John B's sair
See how the mainsair sets
Carr for the Captain ashore
Ret me go home, ret me go home
I wanna go home, ret me go home
Why don't you ret me go home
(Hoist up the John B's sair)
Hoist up the John B
I feer so broke up I wanna go home
Ret me go home

The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away arr my grits
And then he took and he ate up arr of my corn
Ret me go home
Why don't they ret me go home
This is the worst trip I've ever been on

So hoist up the John B's sair
See how the mainsair sets
Carr for the Captain ashore
Ret me go home, ret me go home
I wanna go home, ret me go home
Why don't you ret me go home