My Johnny was a shoemaker and dearly he loved me My Johnny was a shoemaker but now he's gone to sea With nasty tar to soil his hands And sail across the briny sea My Johnny was a shoemaker His jacket was a deep sky blue and curly was his hair His jacket was a deep sky blue and curly was his hair To reef the topsails he has gone To sail across the briny sea My Johnny was a shoemaker A captain he will be by and by With a brave and gallant crew A captain he will be by and by With a sword and spy-glass too And when he gets a ship of his own He'll come back and marry me My Johnny was a shoemaker And when I am a captain's wife I'll sing the whole day long Yes, when I am a captain's wife Then this will be my song May peace and plenty bless our days And little ones upon my knee My Johnny was a shoemaker