For we sat on the sloop, John B, my grandpappy and me, over the seven seas we did row.
Drinkin' all night, gone into a fight, well I feel so broke up, I wanna go home.
So hoist up the jamby sail, see how the mainsail sails, all for the captain ashore, let me go home.
I wanna go home, let me go home, and I wanna go home, hoist up the jamby sail, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.
Well the captain's a wicked man, he gets drunk whenever he can, and he don't give a damn for grandpappy and me.
He kicks us around, kicks us around, and he knocks us about, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.
So hoist up the jamby sail, see how the mainsail sails, all for the captain ashore, let me go home.
I wanna go home, let me go home, and I wanna go home, hoist up the jamby sail, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.
Now the first mate he got drunk, and he broke in the captain's trunk, and the constable had to come and take him away.
Sheriff Johnstone, Sheriff Johnstone, why don't you leave me alone, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.
So hoist up the jamby sail, see how the mainsail sails, all for the captain ashore, let me go home.
I wanna go home, let me go home, and I wanna go home, hoist up the jamby sail, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.
So hoist up the jamby sail, see how the mainsail sails, all for the captain ashore, let me go home.
I wanna go home, let me go home, and I wanna go home, hoist up the jamby sail, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.
I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I want to go home.
I wanna go home, let me go home, and I wanna go home, hoist up the jamby sail, well I feel so broke up, oh yeah, I wanna go home.