Tom: Am
Am
From Tortuga's port we put to sea
G
And sailed for sixteen days
Am
In the biggest storm I'd ever seen
G Am
We almost lost our way
Am
When a call came from a deckhand
G
“Boys, I think she’s going down
Am
But don’t you fear
G
There’s enough rum here
G Am
To drink until we drown!”
Ho!
[Chorus]
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
[Verse 2]
Am
So this deckhand grabbed a barrel
G
Broke the seal and took a swig
Am
And soon their screams turned into songs
G Am
Their panicked work turned into jigs
Am
The first mate bellowed orders
G
Ever trying to save their skins
Am
“Any drunken retch the captain catch
G Am
He’ll beat all limb from limb!”
Ho!
[Chorus]
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
[Verse 3]
Am
Every man continued drinking
G
All their duties long forgot
Am
They were deaf to every order
G Am
‘Til they heard a pistol shot
Am
The captain stood on fo'c'stle
G
Swung the cat above his head
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“Back to yer post, or by my ghost
G Am
Ye’ll wish that ye were dead!”
[Chorus]
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
[Verse 4]
Am
Every drunk received a beating
G
Some of the drunker managed two
Am
The captain kept an eye
G Am
Until he’d sobered up his crew
Am
He then retired to quarters
G
Put the rum upon his shelf
Am
Sat in his seat, put up his feet
G Am
And drank the rest himself!
[Chorus]
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Am
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
Am
Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
[Outro]
Am
Put him in the longboat ‘til he’s sober
Am
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Am
Throw him in the hold with the captain’s daughter
G Am
Ear-lie in the morning
