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| Sail away, sail away | |
| Johnny's going home today | |
| Sail away, sail away | |
| Johnny's going home. | |
| Met him on a fine spring day | |
| Sailed his ship into our bay | |
| Came ashore and made his way | |
| Said no words of sailing home. | |
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| Stole my heart, he stole the key | |
| Gave a promise to love only me | |
| But now he's going, he says I'm free | |
| All he thinks of is going home. | |
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| Think I'll go down to the sea | |
| Walk along the lonely quay | |
| Now there's nothing left here for me | |
| Lovely Johnny has gone back home. | |
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| So beware, all sisters mine, | |
| Of sailor lads so young and fine, | |
| For soon they'll leave you lone to pine, | |
| When they leave to go back home. | |
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