A sea shanty, chantey, or chanty is a type of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor on board large merchant sailing vessels.They were found mostly on British and other European ships, and some had roots in lore and legend.The term shanty most accurately refers to a specific style of work song belonging to this historical repertoire. The mate, second in command. For the voyage is long and the winds don’t blow And it’s time for us to leave her. / Tomorrow you will get your pay / And it's time for us to leave her / Leave her, Johnny, leave her! 4. "Leave her, Johnny, leave her." Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! What are the lyrics to the sea shanty, ‘Leave Her, Johnny’? … Roller Bowler. Oh her stern was foul and the voyage was long The winds was bad and the gales was strong. Sea Shanties (Songs for Seafarers, Sea Songs) tekst Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her: Oh the work was hard and the wages low. Hanging Johnny Long Drag Shanty They call me hanging Johnny, Away, boys, away! Second, Leave Her, Johnny was a pumping song. I dreamed my love came in my sleep, Lowlands, Lowlands, away, my John. A D And it's time for us to leave her. Sea Shanty Lyrics: Leave her, Johnny Ceremonial/Forecastle shanty. A rough sea and a skipper driving the ship hard. A beggar means he was a scoundrel, not well liked. Since sailors would be punished if they were to complain to an officer of the ship, they would present their frustrations in the form of growling shanties. Sea Shanty. The bread is hard and the beef is salt, And it's time for us to leave her. The shanty was also known as Leave Her Bullies, Time for Us to Leave Her, Leave Her. There were several versions directed at the food and the owners which cannot be printed her. *A tip - how to remember, The old man swears, and the mate swears too. 1. Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Leave her, Johnny, leave her Tomorrow you will get your pay etc. Sea Shanty. I thought I heard the Old Man say You can go ashore and take your pay. Oh, I thought I heard the Ol' Man say, Leave her, Johnny, Leave her! Leave her Johnny, leave her It's the time be damned that we went too And it's time for us to leave her Leave her Johnny, leave her Oh leave her Johnny, leave her Oh the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Well I pray that we shall ne're more see Leave her Johnny, leave her A hungry ship, the likes of she "Shipped up green and none went by," We sailed with new (green) sailors, signed them all up and refused none. Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Game Soundtrack - Sea Shanty Edition), Vol. 3. Click here to subscribe to BBC Music Magazine, lyrics to many of your favourite sea shanties here, Oscars announce shortlist for 2021 Best Original Score. Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds do blow And it's time for us to leave her. Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! Although the first written record of the song dates to q1917, its origins are unknown, however it shares the same melody as the shanty. Leave her, Johnny, leave her! This is my melodic and acoustic version of the sea shanty Leave Her Johnny from Assasin's Creed BLack Flag! Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her. Leave her, Johnny, leave her Tomorrow you will get your pay etc. I strung her up so canny So hang, boys, hang down! Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Growling shanties communicate disapproval of the living conditions of a sailor. Lyrics Lowlands Away by Sea Shanty. Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Whiskey Johnny O' Lyrics: Whiskey is the life of man / Whiskey, Johnny! For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow. And it's time for us to leave her, Leave her Johnny, leave her, Oh leave her Johnny, leave her, Oh the voyage is done and the winds don't blow. Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! You are looking toward the bow (the front) of the ship to be oriented correctly. Some of the lyrics to the shanty "Leave Her, Johnny" also known as "Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her" are as follows: The times is hard and the wages low. Sea Shanty - Leave her, johnny lyrics I thought I heard the Old Man say: "Leave her, Johnny, leave her." Leave her, Johnny, leave her And the grub was bad and the gales did blow And it’s time for us to leave her . [Verse] D Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high A D Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Only one more day a-pumpin', Johnny Only one more day a-bracin' Oh, we're homeward bound today, Johnny We'll leave her without sorrow, Johnny. And it's time for us to leave her. The traditional sea chantey, "Leave Her Johnny," sung by English folk singer Johnny Collins. Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her with a grin Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high “Leave her, Johnny, leave her!” She shipped it green and none went by And it’s time for us to leave her. Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. Leave her, Johnny, leave her But now once more on shore we'll go And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her I thought I heard the old man say etc. An it's time for us to leave her! Sea Shanties (Songs for Seafarers, Sea Songs) Texter till Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her: Oh the work was hard and the wages low. The mate was a bucco and the old man was a Turk. The work wuz hard an' the voyage wuz long, Leave her, Johnny, Leave her! 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