One of the most famous sea shanties, which most people have heard of, is 'What will we do with a drunken sailor?' It is unknown who originally wrote the song, and when, but its first known published date was 1839, when it appeared on an account of a whaling voyage in the Pacific Ocean. It has the same tune as the Irish folk song Óró sé do bheatha abhaile
What are the lyrics to 'What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?'
What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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Shave his belly with a rusty razor Shave his belly with a rusty razor Shave his belly with a rusty razor Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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Put him in a long boat till his sober Put him in a long boat till his sober Put him in a long boat till his sober Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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Put him in the bed with the captains daughter Put him in the bed with the captains daughter Put him in the bed with the captains daughter Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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That's what we do with a drunken sailor That's what we do with a drunken sailor That's what we do with a drunken sailor Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
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