What shall we do with a drunken sailor ?

What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?

est un chant de marins en langue anglaise sur un air traditionnel irlandais, c'est une chanson à virer-chanson de travail.

 

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×)