Leave Her Johnny
“Leave Her Johnny” is a traditional sea shanty commonly sung on the last day at sea, especially when arriving at the docks. “Her” in this song refers to the ship, not a woman. There are many verses to this song, and some of them were improvised with the sailors’ complaints of that voyage. The three verses here are suitable for school-aged singers. Great for learning homophonic, a cappella singing, as well as call-and-response.
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