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11 Leave Her Johnny is one of the traditional sea shanties included on the official Windrose Original Soundtrack. A traditional farewell and pumping shanty on the soundtrack. Its content is a complaint against a hard ship or captain, traditionally sung at the end of a voyage.
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33 On the Soundtrack
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55 The track appears on the Windrose: Original Soundtrack (Steam App 4564200), released alongside the April 14, 2026 Early Access launch. Vocals are performed by Sean Dagher, the folk singer and shantyman who performs the sea shanties for the game. Arrangements are by the Kraken Express audio team. The shanties were produced entirely in-house by the studio, with no AI involvement in the vocals or arrangements.
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77 It sits alongside the other traditional shanties and ambient sailing tracks the studio gathered for the release. For the full set and how the helm playlist behaves, see Sea Shanties.
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1111 "Leave Her Johnny" (sometimes "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her") is a 19th-century Anglo-American pumping shanty. It was sung as the crew worked the ship's pumps for the last time before leaving the vessel, making it structurally a shanty of farewell and minor rebellion.
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1313 In-Game
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1515 Triggered at the ship's helm by pressing B while under sail. NPC crew members on deck join the vocals while you steer between islands. Shanties pause when combat begins (naval cannons take priority) and resume once the engagement ends.
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1717 DetailIn WindroseTypeTraditional pumping and farewell sea shantyWhere to PlayFrom the ship's helm while under sailPerformed BySean Dagher, with the on-deck NPC Crew joining the chorusDuring CombatPauses when Naval Combat begins, resumes after the fightSoundtrackIncluded on the Windrose Original Soundtrack (Steam)
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2020 The Windrose recording is a fresh studio performance of the traditional shanty rather than a reused track.In the Windrose context, the shanty is often associated with ending a voyage: arriving at a harbor or dropping anchor at base.The historical lyrics reference the hardships of sailing life and unpaid wages, a subtle thematic tie-in to the game's mercenary pirate economy."Leave Her Johnny" is a traditional Age-of-Sail work in the public domain rather than an original composition for the game; the studio's contribution is the recorded vocal performance and arrangement.
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2222 See Also
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2424 Sea Shanties broader shanty systemSean Dagher vocalistNaval Combat why shanties pauseNPC Crew the crew that sings