ships may come and ships may go as long as the sea does roll each sailor lad just like his dad he loves the flowing bowl a trip on shore he does adore with a girl who s nice and round when the money s gone it s the same old song get up jack john sit down chorus come along come along you jolly brave boys there s lots of grog in the jar we ll plough the briny ocean with the jolly roving tar when jack comes in it s then he ll steer to some old boarding house they ll welcome him with rum and gin and feed him on pork scouse he ll lend spend and he ll not offend till he s lyin drunk on the ground when the money s gone it s the same old song get up jack john sit down chorus jack he then oh then he ll sail bound down for newfoundland all the ladies fair in placentia there they love that sailor man he ll go to shore out on a tear and he ll buy some girl a gown when the money s gone it s the same old song get up jack john sit down chorus when jack gets old and weatherbeat too old to roam about they ll let him stop in some rum shop till eight bells calls him out then he ll raise his eyes up to the skies sayin boys we re homeward bound when the money s gone it s the same old song get up jack john sit down chorus x2