Am Em Gather 'round for a story to be had Am Em Of a six foot six strapping lad Am Em He'd enlist to the navy of his own port stead Am Em To make a name and then return home [Verse 2] Am Em A towering man, quiet and shy Am Em He hugged his kids and kissed his wife goodbye Am Em And he said young Billy don't you cry Am Em For soon I'll be coming home Am Em And she wished Johnny would stay home [Verse 3] Am Em Johnny came aboard with a gleam in his eye Am Em On the dock below, there stood his wife Am Em Smiling and waving as she said goodbye Am Em And to me she yelled bring Johnny home [Verse 4] Am Em Never had we seen such a vaulting man Am Em With a thirst for knowledge and a course well planned Am Em He spoke of his family again and again Am Em And a life he soon would sow Am Em Yea we'd all see Johnny home [Verse 5] Am Em And we'd all see Johnny home someday Am Em To his wife and kids, assuring it' okay Am Em And we'd eat and we'd drink and we'd end the day Am Em With a sad 'ol sailors song [Verse 6] Am Em And we'd all see Johnny home someday Am Em We'd reminisce and we'd laugh and we'd watch the kids play Am Em And we'd talk about how we're going to spend our days Am Em Yea we'd all see Johnny home [Verse 7] Am Em The captain was an undaunted man Am Em He swore he knew his enemy all first hand Am Em And we knew someday he make his stand Am Em If again their paths did cross [Verse 8] Am Em It was dark as hell on a ghostly night Am Em The canon fire was the only light Am Em And what we saw next was a sickening sight Am Em And the captain's life was gone Am Em And to the battle, we all saw Johnny run [Verse 9] Am Em Johnny jumped in without a fear for his life Am Em As the enemy boarded us starboard side Am Em We were fifteen down and dropping like flies Am Em When I saw Johnny's eyes turn red [Verse 10] Am Em And he let forth a scream and a ravenous might Am Em With a pistol in his left and a cutlass in his right Am Em Like a wild hurricane he commenced to fight Am Em This battle's not finished yet! Am Em And to Johnny we owe our debt [Verse 11] Am Em And we'd all see Johnny home someday Am Em To his wife and kids, assuring it's okay Am Em And we'd eat and we'd drink and we'd end the day Am Em With a sad 'ol sailors song [Verse 12] Am Em And we'd all see Johnny home someday Am Em We'd reminisce and we'd laugh and we'd watch the kids play Am Em And we'd talk about how we're going to spend our days Am Em Yea we'd all see Johnny home [Verse 13] Am Em Then the crew joined in until their ship we breeched Am Em We all had the vigor of ten men each Am Em And some did die and some did flee Am Em But in the end our crew stood tall [Verse 14] Am Em And we all looked to Johnny now covered in blood Am Em He collapsed to his knees, cursing heaven above Am Em For me punishment here what have I done Am Em And he muttered I failed them all Am Em And we all saw Johnny fall [Verse 15] Am Em And we all saw Johnny home that day Am Em To his wife and kids, assuring it's okay Am Em And we told them of the battle on the fifth of May Am Em And not a braver man had fought [Verse 16] Am Em And we all broke down when she started to cry Am Em And she fell down beside him and she said goodbye Am Em And the children fell in with her by her side Am Em And for their loss, time stood still [Verse 17] Am Em Then anger ensued for the months of prayers Am Em That went unanswered and she drew back her long dark hair Am Em And we all watched as she died a little bit right there Am Em And she stood and addressed me as sir Am Em Thank God you brought Johnny home
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