He built a sloop, which is a 16 foot vessel that carries a crew of five, and he named his sloop, yep, you guessed it, “The Sloop John B.” The Sloop John B. wrecked near Nassau, a Bahamian Island near Florida. The real “Sloop John B.” was found wrecked in the year 1926.

Is Sloop John B about Vietnam?

The lyrics of "Sloop John B" -- why don't they let me go home/ this is the worst trip/ I've ever been on -- came to be about wanting to leave Vietnam. ... "The lyric is, 'one of these mornings, the chain is going to break,' " Werner said.

What is a John B boat?

"Sloop John B" is a traditional West Indies tune about a sunken boat. It was adapted in 1951 by Lee Hays of the Weavers (as "The John B Sails") and revived in 1960 by Lonnie Donegan. The Beach Boys' folk music buff, Al Jardine, turned Brian Wilson onto the Kingston Trio's recording of the song.