What shall we do with a drunken sailor...
Language: English
What shall we do with a drunken sailor (3 x), Early in the morning? Put 'im in the long boat 'n' let 'im lay there (3 x), Early in the morning. Way ho, and up she rises (3 x), Early in the morning.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "What shall we do with the drunken sailor?", op. 108 no. 4 (1970) [ vocal sextet ], from Four Sailor Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Scotch Strathspey and Reel", inlaid with several Irish and Scotch tunes and a sea-chanty [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-25
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