Nassau - The John B. Sails - Nassau, Bahamas
Posted by: stinger503
N 25° 04.674 W 077° 20.429
18R E 263929 N 2775617
An old folk song set in Nassau
Waymark Code: WMEYEV
Location: Bahamas
Date Posted: 07/22/2012
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This song was first written in the book Pieces of Eight by Richard Le Gallienne. Since then the song has been sung by the likes of Johnny Cash and the Kingston Trio but was most famously done by the Beach Boys in 1966.
Musician: Beach Boys
Name of Song: Sloop John B or The John B. Sails
Relevant Verse: Come on the sloop John B.
My grandfather and me,
Round Nassau town we did roam;
Drinking all night, ve got in a fight,
Ve feel so break-up, ve vant to go home.
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