What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Put him in the long boat ’til he’s sober
Put him in the long boat ’til he’s sober
Put him in the long boat ’til he’s sober
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him
Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him
Put him in the scuppers with the deck pump on him
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Put him in the bilge and make him drink it
Put him in the bilge and make him drink it
Put him in the bilge and make him drink it
Early 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
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts some flippers
Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts some flippers
Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts some flippers
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Put ‘im in bed with the Captain’s daughter
Put ‘im in bed with the Captain’s daughter
Put ‘im in bed with the Captain’s daughter
Early in the morning.
Chorus:
Alternate verses
Sling him in the long boat till he’s sober
Keep him there and make ‘im bale ‘er.
Pull out the plug and wet him all over
Take ‘im and shake ‘im, try an’ wake ‘im.
Trice him up in a runnin’ bowline.
Give ‘im a taste of the bosun’s rope-end.
Give ‘im a dose of salt and water.
Stick on ‘is back a mustard plaster.
Shave his belly with a rusty razor.
Send him up the crow’s nest till he falls down
Tie him to the taffrail when she’s yardarm under
Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him.
Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts flippers.
Put him in the guard room till he’s sober.
Put him in bed with the captain’s daughter (captain’s daughter is a reference to a whip).
Take the Baby and call it Bo’sun.
Turn him over and drive him windward.
Put him in the scuffs until the horse bites on him.
Heave him by the leg and with a rung console him.
That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor.