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