A We come on the sloop john b A My grandfather and me A E Around nassau town we do roam A Drinking all night D Bm Got into a fight, oh yeah A E I feel so broke up A I want to go home Chorus A So hoist up the John B's sail A See how the mainsail sets A Call for the Captain ashore E Let me go home, (let me go home) A I wanna go home D Bm Why don't you let me go home (yeah) A E I feel so broke up A I wanna go home Verse 2 A The first mate he got drunk A And broke up the peoples trunk A E Constable had to come and take him away A Sheriff John Stone D Bm Why dont you leave me alone (oh yeah) A E I feel so broke up A I wanna go home Chorus A So hoist up the John B's sail A See how the mainsail sets A Call for the Captain ashore E Let me go home, (let me go home) A I wanna go home D Bm Why don't you let me go home (yeah) A E I feel so broke up A I wanna go home Verse 3 A The cook, yeah he caught the fits A And threw away all my grits A E And then he came and he ate up all of my corn A Let me go home D Bm Why won't you let me go home, oh yeah A E A This is the worst trip since I've been born Chorus A So hoist up the John B's sail A See how the mainsail sets A Call for the Captain ashore E Let me go home, (let me go home) A I wanna go home D Bm Why don't you let me go home (yeah) A E I feel so broke up A I wanna go home