Drunken Sailor

Words & Music:

Traditional

arr. Great Big Sea

Am

What do you do with a drunken sailor?

G

What do you do with a drunken sailor?

Am

What do you do with a drunken sailor?

G              Am

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

CHORUS:

Way, hey, an' up she rises!  Way, hey, an' up she rises!

Way, hey, an' up she rises!  Ear-lye in the morning.

 

Shave his belly with a rusty razor, [3x]

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

CHORUS:

 

Put him in the hold with the Captain's daughter, [3x]

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

CHORUS:

 

What do you do with a drunken sailor? [3x]

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

CHORUS:

 

Put him the back of the paddy wagon, [3x]

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

CHORUS:

 

Throw him in the lock-up 'til he's sober, [3x]

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

CHORUS:

 

What do you do with a drunken sailor? [3x]

Ear-lye in the mornin'!

 

 




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