RIV 1338

Drunken Sailor

Tim Tyl

Four Sailors Promenade, Go walkin’ ‘round the poop deck,
Back home Star Thru, California Twirl, and Circle To The Left.
Hi-Ho and up she rises, Hi-Ho and up she rises,
Turn to the Corner, Allemande Left, and Weave around the ring.
What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor,
What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Promenade back home.
Put him in the long boat till he's sober, Put him in the long boat till he's sober,
Put him in the long boat till he's sober, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor,
What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Promenade back home.
Shave his belly with a rusty razor, Shave his belly with a rusty razor,
Shave his belly with a rusty razor, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

Here’s what we do with a drunken sailor, Here’s what we do with a drunken sailor,
Here’s what we do with a drunken sailor, Promenade back home.
Put him in the long boat till he's sober, Pull out the plug and wet him all over,
Shave his belly with a rusty razor, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

All Four ladies chain the ring, go across the deck and then,
Head couples promenade, half way round you go.
Heads lead right and circle up four, break right out and make a line,
Forward to the middle, slide thru, and do an 8 chain 3
Hi-Ho and up she rises, Hi-ho meet #4,
Give a left to the corner, courtesy turn, Keep her and promenade.
Pull out the plug and wet him all over, Pull out the plug and wet him all over,
Pull out the plug and wet him all over, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

Put him in the bilge and make him drink it, Put him in the bilge and make him drink it,
Put him in the bilge and make him drink it, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

Put him in a leaky boat and make him bail her, Put him in a leaky boat and make him bail her,
Put him in a leaky boat and make him bail her, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

Stick him in a barrel with a hose pipe on him, Stick him in a barrel with a hose pipe on him,
Stick him in a barrel with a hose pipe on him, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.

That's what we do with a drunken sailor, Early (Ear-Lie) in the morning.