Gather round for a story to be had Of a six-foot-six strapping lad He'd enlist to the navy of his own ports and Make a name and then return home A towering man, quiet and shy Hugged his kids and kissed his wife goodbye And he said "Young Billy, don't you cry, for soon I'll be coming home" And she wished Johnny would stay home Johnny came aboard with a gleam in his eye On the dock below, there stood his wife Smiling and waving as she said goodbye And to me, she yelled, "Bring Johnny home!" Never had we seen such a faulty man With a thirst for knowledge, and a course well planned He spoke of his family again and again And the life he soon would sow Yeah, we'd all see Johnny home Now we'd all see Johnny home someday To his wife and kids assuring "It's okay" We'd eat and we'd drink and we'd end our day With a sad old sailors song And we'd all see Johnny home someday We'd reminisce and we'd laugh and we'd Watch the kids play Talk about how we're gonna spend our days Yeah, we'd all see Johnny home Captain was an undaunted man He swore he knew his enemy all firsthand And we knew someday he'd make his stand If again their paths did cross It was dark as hell on a ghostly night The cannon-fire was the only light And what we saw next was a sickening sight And the Captain's life was gone To the battle, we all saw Johnny run! Johnny jumped in without a fear for his life As the enemy boarded our starboard side We were fifteen down and droppin' like flies When I saw Johnny's eyes turn red And he let forth a scream and a ravenous might With a pistol in his left and a cutlass in his right Like a wild hurricane, he commenced to fight This battle's not finished yet And to Johnny we owe our debt Now we'd all see Johnny home someday To his wife and kids assuring "It's okay" We'd eat and we'd drink and we'd end our day With a sad old sailors song And we'd all see Johnny home someday We'd reminisce and we'd laugh and we'd Watch the kids play Talk about how we're gonna spend our days Yeah, we'd all see Johnny home Then the crew joined in into the ship we breach With a newfound vigor of ten men each Some did die, and some did flee But in the end, our crew stood tall Then we all looked at Johnny, now covered in blood He collapsed to his knees, cursing Hell and above "Woe me punishment here what have I done?" And he muttered "I felled them all" And we all saw Johnny fall And we all saw Johnny home that day To his wife and kids assuring "It's okay" We told them of the battle on the fifth of May And not a braver man had fought And we all piped down when she started to cry Then she fell down beside him and she said "Goodbye" And the children fell in with her by her side For the loss, time stood still And then anger ensued for the months of prayers That went unanswered And she drew back her long dark hair And we watched as she died a little bit right there Then she stood and addressed me as "Sir" "Thank God you brought Johnny home"
Read the complete lyrics to "Johnny Home" by Musical Blades from the album "Pieces of Eight (And Treasures Of Old)" in 2014. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country, Sea Shanty, Folk.
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