leave her Johnny

We originally hoped for 100 submissions for this When almost 500 turned up, we had to rethink our plans It s so amazing to watch this video and see the faces of people still keeping Folk Music and Sea Shanties alive all around the globe A huge thank you to everyone who took part, and remember to keep singing Hopefully this video gives you a bit of optimism for the future at the end of such a dreary year. Back in 2019, we had the idea to sing a song with as many of our fans as we could. When 2020 hit, it seemed like the perfect time to do it Since we got way more submissions that we expected, we ended up having to delay the video s release until NOW Lyrics Oh, the times were hard and the wages are low, (Leave her, Johnny, leave her ) I guess it s time for us to go, (And it s time for us to leave her ) Beware these packet ships, I say (Leave her, Johnny, leave her ) They ll steal your stores and your clothes a