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Sloop John B

Fisherman's Friends

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman's Friends

Performer

Jon Cleave

Vocals

Jeremy Brown

Vocals

John McDonnell

Vocals

John Lethbridge

John Lethbridge

Vocals

Jason Nicholas

Vocals

Pete Hicks

Vocals

Toby Lobb

Vocals

Bill Hawkins

Vocals

Julian Brown

Vocals

John Brown

Vocals

Nigel Sherratt

Vocals

Trevor Grills

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jon Cleave

Composer

Jeremy Brown

Composer

John McDonnell

Composer

John Lethbridge

John Lethbridge

Composer

Jason Nicholas

Composer

Toby Lobb

Composer

Bill Hawkins

Composer

Julian Brown

Composer

John Brown

Composer

Trevor Grills

Composer

Peter Rowe

Composer

Ian W. Brown

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Rupert Christie

Rupert Christie

Mixing Engineer

Sam Burden

Mixing Engineer

Marcus Locock

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

For we sail on the Sloop John B

My Grandpappy and me

Over the Seven Seas we did roam

Drinking all night (Drinking all night)

Got into a fight

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

[Verse 2]

So hoist up the John B sail (Hoist up the John B sail)

See how the mainsail sets (See how the mainsail sets)

Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home

I wanna go home (Let me go home)

And I wanna go (Hoist up the John B sail)

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

[Verse 3]

Now the captain's a wicked man

He gets drunk whenever he can

And he don't give a damn for Grandpappy and me

He kicks us around (Kicks us around)

And he knocks us about

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

[Verse 4]

So hoist up the John B sail (Hoist up the John B sail)

See how the mainsail sets (See how the mainsail sets)

Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home

I wanna go home (Let me go home)

And I wanna go (Hoist up the John B sail)

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

[Verse 5]

Now the first mate, he got drunk

And he broke in the captain's trunk

And the constable had to come and take him away

Sheriff John Stone (Sheriff John Stone)

Why don't you leave me alone?

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I wanna go home

[Verse 6]

So hoist up the John B sail (Hoist up the John B sail)

See how the mainsail sets (See how the mainsail sets)

Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home

I wanna go home (Let me go home)

And I wanna go (Hoist up the John B sail)

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

[Verse 7]

So hoist up the John B sail (Hoist up the John B sail)

See how the mainsail sets (See how the mainsail sets)

Call for the Captain ashore, let me go home

I wanna go home (Let me go home)

And I wanna go (Hoist up the John B sail)

Well, I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

[Verse 8]

I feel so broke up (Oh yeah)

I want to go home

Written by: Bill Hawkins, Ian W. Brown, Jason Nicholas, Jeremy Brown, John Brown, John Lethbridge, John McDonnell, Jon Cleave, Julian Brown, Peter Rowe, Rupert Christie, Toby Lobb, Trevor Grills

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