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Version 1[Verse 1] E The landlords daughter she came in B7 We kissed her ruby lips with gin A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. [Verse 2] E She said she was as good as the rest of us B7 And she drank more ale than the best of us A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. A E A E A B7 E [Verse 3] E The next come in was the boatswain’s mate B7 Drinking twice as fast cause he come in late A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. [Verse 4] E He drank so much that he fell on the floor B7 And he floated out of the tavern door A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. A E A E A B7 E [Verse 5] E The cabin boy was the next come by B7 Said he’d never drunk but he thought he’d try A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. [Verse 6] E So he took a sip of the boatswain’s drink B7 And he spent the night with his head in the sink A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. A E A E A B7 E [Verse 7] E The last come in was the landlord’s wife B7 And she chased us out with a carving knife A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. [Verse 8] E We drank so much of her ales and beer B7 She had to close the place for eleven years A E A E When Johnson’s ale was new, my boys A B7 E When Johnson’s Ale was new. A E A E A B7 E