Lyrics
1. 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.
2. Put him in a long boat ’til he’s sober…
3. Keep him there and make him bail her…
4. Hoist him aloft with a runnin’ bowling’…
*Often pronounced er-lie”
See also
- songs about sailors
- sea shanties
- minor / modal songs
- Appropriate lyrics for the classroom – from another folk song: Rose Rose and Up She Rises
- songs with the tonic triad in the melody
2 thoughts on “Drunken Sailor”
Do you have an Orff instrument arrangement of Drunken Sailor? Thanks
I don’t currently have an Orff arrangement for Drunken Sailor, but if you are a member, I could make one for you. – Beth