“Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her”

Description

Shanty. Characteristic line: "Leave her, Johnny, leave her... And it's time for us to leave her." Tells of the troubles on the voyage and of what Johnny can hope for as the ship arrives in port. Some versions have a chorus

Cross references

• cf. "Across the Western Ocean" (floating lyrics; tune)

Recordings

• Leander Macumber, "Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her" (on NovaScotia1)

References

1. Doerflinger, pp. 89-90, "Time for Us to Leave Her (Leave Her, Johnny)" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Bone, pp. 135-136, "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Colcord, pp. 119-121, "Leave Her, Johnny" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. Harlow, pp. 99-100, "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her" (1 text, 1 tune)
5. Hugill, pp. 293-298, "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her" (5 texts, 2 tunes) [AbEd, pp. 218-221]
6. Sharp-EFC, II-III, pp.3-4, "Leave Her Johnny" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
7. Shay-SeaSongs, pp. 86-87, "Time to Leave Her" (1 text, 1 tune)
8. Fahey-Eureka, pp. 46-47, "Leave Her, Jollies, Leave Her" (1 text, 1 tune)
9. Sandburg, p. 412, "Leave Her, Bullies, Leave Her" (2 texts, 1 tune; the "A" text, which is this song, is very short; the "B" text is "Across the Western Ocean")
10. Scott-BoA, pp. 135-137, "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her" (1 text, 1 tune)
11. Greenway-AFP, p. 233, ("Leave Her, Johnny") (1 text)
12. SHenry H96, p. 96, "It's Time for Us to Leave Her" (1 text, 1 tune -- a fragment, short enough that it could be this or "Across the Western Ocean")
13. Silber-FSWB, p. 97, "Leave Her, Johnny" (1 text)
14. DT, LEAVEHER* LEAVHER2*
15. ADDITIONAL: Captain John Robinson, "Songs of the Chantey Man," a series published July-August 1917 in the periodical _The Bellman_ (Minneapolis, MN, 1906-1919). A fragment called "Tis Time for Us to Leave Her" is in Part 4, 8/4/1917.
16. Roud #354
17. BI, Doe089