Oh, I thought I heard the ol' man say,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Tomorrow ye will get your pay,
An' it's time for us to leave her!

Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her,
For the voyage is long,
And the winds don't blow,
And it's time for us to leave her.

The wind was foul an' the sea ran high,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
She shipped it green an' none went by,
An' it's time for us to leave her!

Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her,
For the voyage is long,
And the winds don't blow,
And it's time for us to leave her.

I hate to sail on this rotten tub,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
No grog allowed and rotten [bad word] 
An' it's time for us to leave her!

Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her,
For the voyage is long,
And the winds don't blow,
And it's time for us to leave her.

We swear by rote for want o' more,
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
But now we're through so we'll go on shore.
An' it's time for us to leave her!

Leave her, Johnny, leave her,
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her,
For the voyage is long,
And the winds don't blow,
And it's time for us to leave her.