Leave Her Johnny - Derek Ryan - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Leave Her Johnny" is a track by Irish country artist Derek Ryan, released on June 30, 2023. The musician, who rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of the boy band D-Dance, traded in mainstream pop music for country and Irish, making his solo debut in 2010 with the album, A Mother's Son. Over the years, Derek Ryan grew a loyal following in Ireland and reached the top of the charts with albums such as 2014's The Simple Things and 2015's One Good Night. Other LPs, like Happy Man (2016) and Soft Ground (2021) were also successful in their own right, entering the Top 10 on the Irish Albums Chart. In 2023, Derek Ryan surprised his fans with a vibrant rendition of the traditional Irish sea shanty, "Leave Her Johnny." Though its author remains unknown, it is believed that the song was originally written in 1917. Story goes that the tune was usually sung during the last day of the voyage, in which the crew aired their grievances before leaving the ship.