The Drunken Sailors

The Drunken Sailors

Intro

What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
What'll we do with a drunken sailor,
Early in the morning

Refrain:

[Hoo–ray/Wey–hey/Heave-ho] and up she rises, (3×)
Early in the morning


Couplets:

1. Sling him in the long boat till he's sober,(3×)
2. Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.(3×)
3. Pull out the plug and wet him all over,(3×)
4. Take 'im and shake 'im, try an' wake 'im.(3×)
5. Trice him up in a runnin' bowline.(3×)
6. Give 'im a taste of the bosun's rope-end.(3×)
7. Give 'im a dose of salt and water.(3×)
8. Stick on 'is back a mustard plaster.(3×)
9. Shave his belly/head/legs/balls with a rusty razor, (3×)
10. Send him up the crow's nest till he falls down,(3×)
11. Tie him to the taffrail when she's yardarm under,(3×)
12. Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him.(3×)
13. Soak 'im in oil till he sprouts flippers.(3×)
14. Put him in the guard room till he's sober.(3×)
15. Put him in bed with the captain's daughter*).(3×)
16. Take the Baby and call it Bo'sun.(3×)
17. Turn him over and drive him windward.(3×)
18. Put him in the scuffs until the horse bites on him.(3×)
19. Heave him by the leg and with a rung console him.(3×)
20. That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor.(3×)

Outro

That’s what we’ll do with a drunken sailor, (3×)
Early in the morning.