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Music - Traditional
Lyrics - Traditional. Additional lyrics by Katie Grace Harris and Reg Meuross
lyrics
Well I thought I heard the old man say,
Leave her Johnny, Leave her,
Well you've bairns to feed and the rent to pay,
It's time for you to leave her,
Leave her Johnny, leave her!
Oh leave her Johnny, leave her!
'Though the journey's long and the hard winds blow,
It's time for you to leave her.
It's a long hard pull to the next pay day,
Leave her Johnny, leave her,
Southampton boys with you all the way,
it's time for you to leave her.
Leave her Johnny, leave her!
Oh leave her Johnny, leave her!
'Though the journey's long and the hard winds blow,
It's time for you to leave her.
Well I pray that we should ne'er more see,
Leave her Johnny, leave her.
More hungry days the likes of these,
It's time for you to leave her.
Leave her Johnny, leave her!
Oh leave her Johnny, leave her!
'Though the journey's long and the hard winds blow,
It's time for you to leave her.
The coal strike brought us down so low,
Leave her Johnny, leave her,
To America for a wage we'll go,
It's time for you to leave her.
Leave her Johnny, leave her!
Oh leave her Johnny, leave her!
'Though the journey's long and the hard winds blow,
It's time for you to leave her.
But that great ship ne'er saw New York town,
Leave her Johnny, leave her,
The Atlantic ice had brought her down,
It's time for you to leave her.
Leave her Johnny, leave her!
Oh leave her Johnny, leave her!
'Though the journey's long and the hard winds blow,
It's time for you to leave her.
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from The Toledo Sessions,
released August 26, 2022
Music - Traditional
Lyrics - Traditional with additional lyrics by Katie Grace Harris and Reg Meuross
Arrangement by Katie Grace Harris and Reg Meuross
Katie Grace Harris: Vocals, Piano Accordion, piano
Reg Meuross: Vocals, acoustic guitar
Phil Beer: Vocals, Fiddle
Odette Michell: Vocals, Bazouki
Jon Fletcher: Vocals, Mandolin
Recorded and mixed by Lukas Drinkwater at Polyphonic Recording. Mastered by Ian Stephenson at Simpson Street Studios.
Artwork by Callie Bowyer at Callie Bowyer - GRAPHIC ART.
PR by the team at From The Whitehouse.
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