F        Am         Gm7      C
John, my son, don't join the Navy
Dm                 A
There's no good in it, I know
Bb         F        Gm7   C
Plant your seeds on solid ground
    Dm                 A
And watch your harvest grow

[Verse]
Bb       F          Gm7      C
John, my son, don't join the Navy
       Dm               A
That's clay that's underneath your skin
Bb       F          Gm7      C
John, my son, don't join the Navy
Dm                    A
Don't go leaving your kith and kin