Leave Her Johnny Lou Reed

O the times are hard and the wages low
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
I guess it's time for us to go!
An' it's time for us to leave her!

O I thought I heard the old man say
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Tomorrow you will get your pay!
An' it's time for us to leave her!

Liverpool Pat with his tarpaulin hat
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
It's Yankee John the packet rat
An' it's time for us to leave her!

It's rotten beef an' weev'ly bread
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
It's pump or drown the old man said
An' it's time for us to leave her!

We'd be better off in a nice clean jail
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
With all night in an' plenty o' ale!
An' it's time for us to leave her!

The mate was a bucko an' the old man a turk
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
The bosun was a beggar with the middle name o' work!
An' it's time for us to leave her!