Sloop John B - Beach Boys

Sloop John B
Written by: Brian Wilson
Originally written by: [Traditional], Lee Hays, Carl Sandburg


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Lyrics:
We come on the sloop John B
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam
Drinking all night
Got into a fight
Well I feel so broke up
I want to go home

So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I want to go home, yeah, yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I want to go home

The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the Captain's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Why don't you leave me alone, yeah, yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I want to go home

So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I want to go home, let me go home
Why don't you let me go home
(Hoist up the John B's sail)
Hoist up the John B
I feel so broke up I want to go home
Let me go home

The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Let me go home
Why don't they let me go home
This is the worst trip I've ever been on

So hoist up the John B's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the Captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I want to go home, let me go home
Why don't you let me go home

Singers:
The John B. Sails written by [Traditional] English
1. Histe Up the John B. Sail Cleveland Simmons Group 1935 2. John B. Sails (Wreck of the John B.) Blind Blake and His Royal Victoria Calypsos 1952 3. John B. Sails Cisco Houston 1954 4. Send For de Captain The Easy Riders 1957 5. The Wreck of the John B. Jimmie Rodgers [1] 1960 6. I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck of the John "B") Lonnie Donegan May 1960 7. The John B. Sails The Brothers Four 1963 8. The John B. Sails Horizonkwartet 1966

Wreck of the John B. written by Lee Hays English
1. (The Wreck of the) John B The Weavers November 1950 2. (The Wreck of the) "John B" Rex Allen January 1951 3. John B. The Tarriers 1959 4. I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck of the John 'B') Hal Munro June 1960 5. The John B. Sails The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown March 1961 6. Sloop John B. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones November 1962 7. Wreck of the John B. Donn and Cindy 1963 8. The John B Sails The Ian Campbell Folk Group 1964 9. Wreck of the John B. Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins 1970 10. I Wanna Go Home Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan & Chris Barber January 25, 2000

Sloop John B English
1. Stan Wilson 1957 2. The Kingston Trio June 2, 1958 3. The Ventures June 1966 4. The Les Humphries Singers 1971 5. Michael Cooney 1979 6. David Thomas & the Pedestrians October 1981 7. Hasse Andersson & Peps Persson 1984 8. Jerry Jeff Walker 1998 9. Dan Zanes and Festival Five Folk 2003 10. Deborah Holland April 24, 2007

Sloop John B written by Brian Wilson English
1. The Beach Boys (billboard hot 100) March 1966 2. Laurel Aitken 1969 3. Rainy Day 1983 4. Strange Hobby 1996 5. The Beach Boys Featuring Collin Raye August 1996 6. One Hit Wonder October 20, 1998 7. The Peter Pupping Quartet 2001 8. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes March 20, 2001 9. Irwin Icon 2002 10. Brian Wilson 2002 11. Mary and Mars 2004 12. Dayna Kurtz 2006 13. Johnny Hoy & the Bluefish 2006 14. Steve Lieberman the Gangsta Rabbi 2007 15. Simple Minds May 2009 16. Tom McRae and The Standing Band April 2012

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