A 45's spinning round my head
My father sang it to me
and now the record is skipping
that ole' Sloop John B
(I feel so done in, I wanna go home
why don't you let me go home, yayay
but I don't know the way)
there was a time long ago
my grandaddy, dog and me
around Michigan town we did roam
I've renamed mine Sloop Jack D
but those crazy tunes in my head
they all got into a fight
my crying and drinking songs
kept me awake all night
So hoist up the Jack D sails
see how her mainsail sets
what a beautiful boat is she
this is as good as life gets
But captain my captain got drunk
broke into my memory trunk
he took away all my joy
left me with a bunch of junk
where was my grandaddy then
when his loony son got the fits
when he ate up my soul
and stole all of my wits?
Get outa my head you all
why don't you let me alone?
Can't you see I'm broke up
and I wanna go home
But the Jack D sails are torn
the home I had is gone
the mainsail she's done bust
This is the worst trip I've ever been on.
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