My Johnny Was a Shoemaker

1. My Johnny was a shoemaker,
And dearly he loved me
My Johnny was a shoemaker,
But now he’s gone to sea;
With nasty pitch to soil his hands
And to sail across the stormy sea,
My Johnny was a shoemaker.

2. His jacket was a deep sky blue,
And curly was his hair ,
His jacket was a deep sky blue,
It was, I do declare;
To reef the topsail now he’s gone,
And to sail across the stormy sea
My Johnny was a shoemaker.

3. And he will be a captain by and bye,
With a brave and gallant crew,
And he will be a captain by and bye,
With a sword and a spyglass too,
And when he is a captain bold,
He’ll come back to marry me,
My Johnny was a shoemaker.