A tradition sea shanty also known as 'Drunken Sailor' or 'Up She Rises'. It has been around since the early. 1800's. The melody probably is of Irish origin.
Sounds great with a fiddler playing 'Drowsy Maggie' b…
A tradition sea shanty also known as 'Drunken Sailor' or 'Up She Rises'. It has been around since the early. 1800's. The melody probably is of Irish origin.
Sounds great with a fiddler playing 'Drowsy Maggie' between verses. Unfortunately, I did not have one handy for the video.
Lyrics:
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Er'lye in the morning!
Chorus:
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Er'lye in the morning!
Put him in a long boat till his sober
Put him in a long boat till his sober
Put him in a long boat till his sober
Er'lye in the morning!
Keep him there and make him bale 'er
Keep him there and make him bale 'er
Keep him there and make him bale 'er
Er'lye in the morning!
Chorus
Give him a dose of salt and water
Give him a dose of salt and water
Give him a dose of salt and water
Er'lye in the morning!
Give him a hair of the dog that bit him
Give him a hair of the dog that bit him
Give him a hair of the dog that bit him
Er'lye in the morning!
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Er'lye in the morning!
Put him in a scuppers with a hosepipe on 'im
Put him in a scuppers with a hosepipe on 'im
Put him in a scuppers with a hosepipe on 'im
Er'lye in the morning!
Hoist him up to the topsail yardarm
Hoist him up to the topsail yardarm
Hoist him up to the topsail yardarm
Er'lye in the morning!
Chorus
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Er'lye in the morning!
Put him in the bed with the captains daughter
Put him in the bed with the captains daughter
Put him in the bed with the captains daughter
Er'lye in the morning!
That's what we do with a drunken sailor
That's what we do with a drunken sailor
That's what we do with a drunken sailor
Er'lye in the morning!
Chorus
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Er'lye in the morning!
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