oh my granddaddy and me would sail on the sloop john b around nassau town we did roam mm hmm we got into a fight ah we were drinkin all night yeah now i feel so break up i wanna go home c mon now we ll run up the john b s sail we gonna see how the mainsail sets we gotta send for the captain ashore oh let me go home i wanna go home yeah let me go home don t you know i feel so break up i just wanna go home now the first mate he got drunk and he broke up the people s trunk the constable had to come and take him away ah sheriff john stone can t you leave him alone oh now i feel so break up i just wanna go home c mon lets all sing it now ya run up the john b s sail we gonna see how the mainsail sets we gotta send for the captain ashore oh let me go home i wanna go home yeah let me go home yeah now i feel so break up i just wanna go home ah then the cookie he took the fits he ate up all my grits and then the first mate he got drunk drank all of my corn sheriff john stone why don t you leave him alone c mon now ha i feel so break up i just wanna go home  run up it up now yeah we ll run up the john b s sail we gonna see how the mainsail sets we gotta send for the captain ashore let me go home ah i wanna go home yeah let me go home don t you know i feel so break up i just wanna go home run up it up again yeah ah run up the john b s sail and see how the mainsail sets we gotta send for the captain ashore let me go home