The Longest Johns - John Kanaka

I heard, I heard the old man say, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay

Today, today's a holiday, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

  Too-rye-ay, oh, too-rye-ay

  John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

We're bound away for Frisco Bay, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay

We're bound away at the break of day, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

I thought I heard the bosun say, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay

We'll work tomorrow, no work today, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

It's rotten meat and weevily bread, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay

In six months' time you'll wish you were dead, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

Whеn we arrive in Mobile Bay, John Kanaka-naka, too-ryе-ay

We'll tear the sheets and spend our pay, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

The skipper says before we're through, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay

You'll curse your mother for having you, John Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay.

      The Longest Johns are an English folk musical group from Bristol, England, consisting of Andy Yates, Jonathan "JD" Darley, and Robbie Sattin. They are known for performing folk music and sea shanties in the English tradition, and they also compose and record their own music. They gained popularity from their rendition of the folk song "Wellerman", which went viral on TikTok in early 2021.