The Longest Johns
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I heard, I heard the old man say 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 
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Today, today is a holiday 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 


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Too-ri-ay, oh, too-ri-ay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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We're bound away for Frisco Bay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 
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We're bound away at the break of day 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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Too-ri-ay, oh, too-ri-ay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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I thought I heard the bos'n say 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 
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We'll work tomorrow; no work today 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 


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Too-ri-ay, oh, too-ri-ay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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It's rotten meat and weevily bread 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 
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In six months' time, you'll wish you were dead 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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Too-ri-ay, oh, too-ri-ay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 


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When we arrive in Mobile Bay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 
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We'll tear the sheets and spend our pay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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Too-ri-ay, oh, too-ri-ay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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The skipper says before we're through 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 
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You'll curse your mother for having you 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay 

 
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Too-ri-ay, oh, too-ri-ay 
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John kanaka-naka too-ri-ay
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