The Singing Scoutmaster: Drunken Sailor



Drunken Sailor
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Link: Performance Example

Am                                         
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?  
G                                          
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?  
Am                                         
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G                          
Way, hey and up she rises  
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
Am                                          
Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober  
G                                           
Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober  
Am                                          
Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
   
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G                          
Way, hey and up she rises  
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
suggest men's voices on the verse:
Am                                 
Give 'im a dose of salt and water  
G                                  
Give 'im a dose of salt and water  
Am                                 
Give 'im a dose of salt and water  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
   
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G                          
Way, hey and up she rises  
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
suggest women's voices on the verse:
Am                                  
Shave his belly with a rusty razor  
G                                   
Shave his belly with a rusty razor  
Am                                  
Shave his belly with a rusty razor  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G                          
Way, hey and up she rises  
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
Am                                             
That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor!  
G                                              
That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor!  
Am                                             
That's what we'll do with the drunken sailor!  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G                          
Way, hey and up she rises  
Am                         
Way, hey and up she rises  
G            Am       
Early in the morning  
   

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