A
We sailed on the ship John B, my grandfather and me
E
Around Nassau town we did roam
A D
Drinking all night, got into a fight
A E A
Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home
[Chorus]
A
So hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets
E
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home
A D
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
A E A
Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home
[Verse]
A
The first mate, he got drunk, broke up the people's trunk
E
Constable had to come and take him away
A D
Sheriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone?
A E A
Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home
A
Then the cook, he caught the fits, threw out all of my grits
E
Then he took and ate up all of my corn
A D
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
A E A
Well, this is the worst trip since I have been born
[Chorus]
A
So hoist up the John B sail, see how the mainsail sets
E
Call for the captain ashore, let me go home
A D
Let me go home, why don't you let me go home?
A E A
Well, I feel so homesick I wanna go home
