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JOHN, JOHN THE WATER MAN I went down to Gila Point To hear master Sheila blow, John, John, de water man The fire man below, boy, John, John, de water man John, John, de oh. Break oar, break oar Me master can' buy more. John, John, de water man John, John, below. Singing John, John, de water man John, John, below. I stepped right up to Gila To hear master Sheila blow. John, John, de water man The fire man below, boy, Singing John, John, de water man John, John, below. Broke oar, broke oar Me master can' buy more. John, John, de water man The fire man below, boy, Singing John, John, de water man John, John, below. From Roger Abraham's Deep the Water, Shallow the Shore Note: Purportedly about a burning of a boat a long time ago off a point on St. Kitts. "The singers thought Sheila referred to the wind." A rowing song from small-boat fishermen. @sailor @fire @BWI filename[ JHNWTRMN TUNE FILE: JHNWTRMN CLICK TO PLAY RG  8note Sheet |
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