RETURN TO IRISH SONGS
Narrative about cutting this down from thirteen verses to six.
You will notice that Verse 1 stands on its own, as does Verse 2.
That's the way the song was intended, as we REALLY don't like drunken sailors. I've combined Verses 3, 4 and 5 as well as 7, 8 and 9 - and then we get back to business.
Your part is as follows:
[Chorus] [Em] Hooray, and up she rises.
[D] Hooray, and up she rises.
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises.
Ear-ly in the [D] morning [Em]
[Verse 1]
[Em] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[D] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[Em] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. [D] Hooray, and up she rises.
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. Ear-ly in the [D] morning [Em]
[Verse 2]
[Em] Put him in the boat until he's sober
[D] Put him in the boat until he's sober
[Em] Put him in the boat until he's sober
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Verse 3, 4 and 5]
[Em] Pull out the plug and wet him all over
[D] Put him in the bilge and make him drink it
[Em] Put him in a leaky boat and make him bale her
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. [D] Hooray, and up she rises.
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. Ear-ly in the [D] morning [Em]
[Verse 6]
[Em] Tie him to the scuppers with the hose pipe on him
[D] Tie him to the scuppers with the hose pipe on him
[Em] Tie him to the scuppers with the hose pipe on him
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Verses 7, 8 and 9]
[Em] Shave his belly with a rusty razor
[D] Tie him to the topmast while she's yardarm under
[Em] Heave him by the leg with a runnin' bowline
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. [D] Hooray, and up she rises.
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. Ear-ly in the [D] morning [Em]
[Verse 10]
[Em] Keel haul him until he's sober
[D] Keel haul him until he's sober
[Em] Keel haul him until he's sober
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Verse 11]
[Em] That's what we do with the drunken sailor!
[D] That's what we do with the drunken sailor!
[Em] That's what we do with the drunken sailor!
[Em] Ear-ly [D] in the [Em] morning
[Chorus]
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. [D] Hooray, and up she rises.
[Em] Hooray, and up she rises. Ear-ly in the [D] morning [Em]
Repeat [Chorus] - then out
