What shall we do with a drunken sailor

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor est un chant de marins de tradition anglaise « à virer », repris par un très grand nombre d'artistes, parmi lesquels, Stan Hugill, Irish Rover, Noir Désir...

Il porte également le titre de Drunken sailor.

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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 possibles:

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.

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