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What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor?

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What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor? Lyrics

What'll we do with a drunken sailor
What'll we do with a drunken sailor
What'll we do with a drunken sailor
Earl-y in the morning?

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er
Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er
Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

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mellow_harsher On Mar 13, 2025

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A Begging I Will Go

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A Miner’s Lullaby (Coorie Doon)

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An Irish Lullaby

What'll we do with a drunken sailor
What'll we do with a drunken sailor
What'll we do with a drunken sailor
Earl-y in the morning?

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er
Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er
Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
Put him in bed with the captain's daughter
Earl-y in the morning

Chorus:
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Way-hay and up she rises
Earl-y in the morning

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2025-03-13 18:07:47

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