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Drunken Sailor

Also known as: What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?

Folk songEnglish19th century

  • Traditional

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Text and translation

Weigh heigh and up she rises

¡Eh, arriba sube ella!

Early in the morning.

Temprano en la mañana.

What shall we do with a drunken sailor

¿Qué haremos con un marinero borracho?

Early in the morning?

¿Temprano en la mañana?

Shave his belly with a rusty razor

Afeita su barriga con una navaja oxidada

Early in the morning.

Temprano en la mañana.

Put him in the long boat 'til he's sober

Ponlo en el bote largo hasta que se le pase la borrachera

Early in the morning.

Temprano en la mañana.

Put him in the scuppers with a hosepipe on him

Ponlo en las bocas de desagüe con una manguera encima

Early in the morning.

Temprano en la mañana.

Put him in bed with the captain's daughter

Mételo en la cama con la hija del capitán

Early in the morning.

Temprano en la mañana.

That's what we do with the drunken sailor.

Eso es lo que hacemos con el marinero borracho.

Sheet music

On the piano, by letter

The notes of one verse, bar by bar, with the chord above where it changes. The small number is the octave: 4 is the octave that starts at middle C.

  1. DmA4A4A4A4A4A4
  2. A4D4F4A4
  3. CG4G4G4G4G4G4
  4. G4C4E4G4
  5. DmA4A4A4A4A4A4
  6. A4B4C5D5
  7. Am CC5A4G4E4
  8. DmD4D4
  9. A4A4A4
  10. A4D4F4A4
  11. CG4G4G4
  12. G4C4E4G4
  13. DmA4A4A4
  14. A4B4C5D5
  15. Am CC5A4G4E4
  16. DmD4D4
C4DEFGABC5D
The keys the song uses. The small numbers mark the C that starts each octave.

Guitar chords

The chords in the order they first come.

  • Dm××○
  • C×○○
  • Am×○○

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