Johnsons Ale

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The landlords daughter she came in
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We kissed her ruby lips with gin
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
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When Johnson’s Ale was new.


[Verse 2]
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She said she was as good as the rest
 of us
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And she drank more ale than the best
 of us
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.


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[Verse 3]
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The next come in was the boatswain’s
 mate
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Drinking twice as fast cause he come
 in late
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.


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[Verse 4]
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He drank so much that he fell on the
 floor
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And he floated out of the tavern 
door
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.


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[Verse 5]
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The cabin boy was the next come by
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Said he’d never drunk but he thought
 he’d try
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.


[Verse 6]
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So he took a sip of the boatswain’s 
drink
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And he spent the night with his head
 in the sink
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.


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[Verse 7]
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The last come in was the landlord’s 
wife
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And she chased us out with a carving
 knife
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.


[Verse 8]
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We drank so much of her ales and 
beer
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She had to close the place for 
eleven years
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When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys
     A         B7      E
When Johnson’s Ale was new.