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(Intro) What shall we do with a drunken sailor (ter)
Early in the morning
(Refrain) Wey-hey and up she rises, (ter)
Early in the morning
1 – Put him in the long boat ’til he’s sober (ter)
2 – Shave his belly with a rusty razor (ter)
3 – Put him in the scuppers with a hope pipe on him (ter)
4 – Wake him; shake him; then w’ll break him (ter)
5 – Hang him on the leeward ’til he brings his dinner up (ter)
6 – Put him in bed with the captain daughter (ter)
7 – That’s what we’ll do with a drunken sailor (ter)










