The Longest Johns – Drunken Sailor (Guitar)

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From Tortuga's port we put to sea

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And sailed for sixteen days

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In the biggest storm I'd ever seen

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We almost lost our way

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When a call came from a deckhand

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“Boys, I think she’s going down

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But don’t you fear

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There’s enough rum here

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To drink until we drown!”

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Ear-lie in the morning

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So this deckhand grabbed a barrel

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Broke the seal and took a swig

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And soon their screams turned into songs

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Their panicked work turned into jigs

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The first mate bellowed orders

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Ever trying to save their skins

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“Any drunken retch the captain catch

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He’ll beat all limb from limb!”

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Every man continued drinking

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All their duties long forgot

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They were deaf to every order

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‘Til they heard a pistol shot

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The captain stood on fo'c'stle

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Swung the cat above his head

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“Back to yer post, or by my ghost

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Ye’ll wish that ye were dead!”

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Every drunk received a beating

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Some of the drunker managed two

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The captain kept an eye

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Until he’d sobered up his crew

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He then retired to quarters

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Put the rum upon his shelf

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Sat in his seat, put up his feet

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And drank the rest himself!

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Hoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)

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Ear-lie in the morning

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Put him in the longboat ‘til he’s sober

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Shave his belly with a rusty razor

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Throw him in the hold with the captain’s daughter

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Ear-lie in the morning