Sloop John B
(GR 12132)
Dick Leger
BREAK
Sides face, grand square
*We came on the sloop John B, grandfather and me
Around that's our town we used to roam
Reverse
Drinking all night, got into a fight
I feel so broke upk, I just want to go home
Allemande left, weave around the trail
Hoist up the John B sail
Call for the captain ashore, I want to go home
Dosado, promenade that girl you know
Well, I feel so broke up, I just want to go home
FIGURE
Swing and you whirl, face the middle of the world
Right & left thru across the ring you go
The others pass thru around 1, in to the middle and then
Star thru, same girl California twirl, lead to the right
Circle 4 in time, break to a diagonal line
Go 8 to the middle and come on back you know, forward
Dosado, keep your own and promenade home
I feel so broke up, I just want to go home
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*The first, mate he got drunk, broke in the captain's bunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone, leave me alone
Cause I feel so broke up, I just want to go home
*The poor cook, he got fits, threw away all my grits
Let me go home, why don't they let me go home
I feel so broke up, I just want to go home