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.