Here's the verse from Carl Sandburg's 'American Songbag' or Songbird's Sandbag (just joking)

The John B Sails

De poor cook he got fits
Tro' 'way all de grits
Den he tookan' he ate up all o' my corn
Lemme go home, I want to go home
Dis is de worst trip since I been born

Learned from John & Evelyn McCutcheon of Treasure Island, West Indies where, Sandburg writes, that "time & usage have given this song almost the dignity of a national anthem around Nassau. The weathered ribs of the historic craft lie imbedded in the sand at Governor's Harbor, whence an expedition, especially sent up for the purpose in 1926, extracted a knee of horseflesh & a ring-bolt. These relies are now preserved & built into the Watch Tower".

Alan Lomax collected & recorded this from Cleveland Simmons group at Old Bight, Cat Island, Bahamas in 1935. His notes go on to say "'The John B was an old sponger boat whose crew were in the habit of getting notoriously merry, whenever they made port", say the notes to an album of Blind Blake, a popular Nassau entertainer who recorded a string band version with the Royal Victor Calypsos in 1952 (the Weaver's also recored this in the early 50's, was our Frank Hamiltion on this?)."

Lomax's version's 3rd verse is different from above it goes as follows;
Grandfather & me
Was standin' on the railroad block
Go send for the captain 'shore
Let me go home
O let me go home
I feel so break up
I want to go home.

From the "Deep River of Song" collection 'Bahamas 1935-chanties & Anthem from Andros & Cat Island' on Rounder.

Barry