Shanty - used at the end of a voyage just before leaving the ship, while pumping, 
using the windlass or tying up to the dock with the capstan    Same melody as "Across the Western Ocean"

Leave her, Johnny, Leave Her

Lyrics and chords courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com

C G Am Dm G C Em
I thought I heard the old man say Leave her Johnny, leave her

F C G F C G C
You can go ashore and draw your pay It’s time for us to leave her

C G Am Dm G C Em
You may make her fast and pack your gear Leave her Johnny, leave her

F C G F C G C
And leave her moored to the West street pier It’s time for us to leave her

C G Am Dm G C Em
The winds were foul, the work was hard, Leave her Johnny, leave her

F C G F C G C
From Liverpool Docks to the Brooklyn yard It’s time for us to leave her

C G Am Dm G C Em
She would not steer nor ware nor stay Leave her, Johnny leave her

F C G F C G C
She shipped green wa - ter night and day It’s time for us to leave her

C G Am Dm G C Em
She shipped it green and made us curse Leave her Johnny leave her

F C G F C G C
The mate’s a devil, the old man’s worse it’s time for us to leave her

C G Am Dm G C Em
The winds was foul, the ship was slow Leave her Johnny, leave her

F C G F C G C
The grub was bad, the wages low It’s time for us to leave her

C G Am Dm G C Em
The winds were foul, the trip was long Leave her, Johnny leave her

F C G F C G C
But before we go we’ll sing this song It’s time for us to leave her   

Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com