What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor
Sailing the Depths of Tradition: Unveiling the Hidden Stories in 'Drunken Sailor'
Lyrics
… What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Contemplating what actions to take with a drunken sailor
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Repetition, emphasizing the dilemma of dealing with the drunken sailor
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
Continuation of the questioning about the fate of the drunken sailor
Early in the morning!
Setting the time as early in the morning, possibly highlighting the urgency of the situation
… Way hay and up she rises
Singing about the ship rising, perhaps indicating a ship's movement or the sailor waking up
Way hay and up she rises
Repetition for emphasis, continuing the narrative of the ship rising
Way hay and up she rises
Continuation of the ship rising theme
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining a sense of urgency
… Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Suggesting a humorous or unconventional method of dealing with the drunken sailor, using a rusty razor to shave his belly
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Repetition, underscoring the unconventional proposal of using a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Continuation of the proposal to shave the sailor's belly with a rusty razor
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining the urgency in the scenario
… Way hay and up she rises
Resumption of the ship rising theme
Way hay and up she rises
Repetition, emphasizing the rising of the ship or the awakening of the sailor
Way hay and up she rises
Continuation of the ship rising theme
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining the sense of urgency
… Put him in a long boat till his sober
Proposing to put the drunken sailor in a long boat until he becomes sober
Put him in a long boat till his sober
Repetition, underscoring the suggestion of confining the sailor in a long boat
Put him in a long boat till his sober
Continuation of the proposal to keep the sailor in a long boat until he sobers up
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining the urgency in the scenario
… Way hay and up she rises
Resumption of the ship rising theme
Way hay and up she rises
Repetition, emphasizing the rising of the ship or the awakening of the sailor
Way hay and up she rises
Continuation of the ship rising theme
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining the sense of urgency
… Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom
Suggesting another unconventional method, sticking the sailor in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom
Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom
Repetition, underscoring the proposal of using a scupper with a hosepipe bottom
Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom
Continuation of the proposal to confine the sailor in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining the urgency in the scenario
… Way hay and up she rises
Resumption of the ship rising theme
Way hay and up she rises
Repetition, emphasizing the rising of the ship or the awakening of the sailor
Way hay and up she rises
Continuation of the ship rising theme
Early in the morning!
Reiteration of the early morning time, maintaining the sense of urgency
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