The Longest Johns – Drunken Sailor chords

[Verse 1]

     AmFrom Tortuga's port we put to sea
    GAnd sailed for sixteen days
       AmIn the biggest storm I'd ever seen
   G               AmWe almost lost our way
       AmWhen a call came from a deckhand
         G“Boys, I think she’s going down
    AmBut don’t you fear
        GThere’s enough rum here
   G              AmTo drink until we drown!”

Ho!

[Chorus]

AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
GWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G              AmEar-lie in the morning
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
GHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G              AmEar-lie in the morning

[Verse 2]

        AmSo this deckhand grabbed a barrel
          GBroke the seal and took a swig
    Am                         And soon their screams turned into songs
      G                         AmTheir panicked work turned into jigs
    AmThe first mate bellowed orders
     GEver trying to save their skins
     Am“Any drunken retch the captain catch
      G                  AmHe’ll beat all limb from limb!”

Ho!

[Chorus]


AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
GWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G              AmEar-lie in the morning
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
GHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G              AmEar-lie in the morning

[Verse 3]

      AmEvery man continued drinking
          GAll their duties long forgot
          AmThey were deaf to every order
          G              Am‘Til they heard a pistol shot
    Am     The captain stood on fo'c'stle
          GSwung the cat above his head
Am“Back to yer post, or by my ghost
G                       AmYe’ll wish that ye were dead!”

[Chorus]

AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
GWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G              AmEar-lie in the morning
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
GHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G              AmEar-lie in the morning

[Verse 4]

      AmEvery drunk received a beating
            GSome of the drunker managed two
    AmThe captain kept an eye
           G              AmUntil he’d sobered up his crew
   AmHe then retired to quarters
        GPut the rum upon his shelf
    AmSat in his seat, put up his feet
    G              AmAnd drank the rest himself!

[Chorus]

AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
GWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
AmWhat shall we do with a drunken sailor?
G              AmEar-lie in the morning
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
GHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
AmHoo-ray and up she rises (Hoo-ray)
G              AmEar-lie in the morning

[Outro]

AmPut him in the longboat ‘til he’s sober
AmShave his belly with a rusty razor
AmThrow him in the hold with the captain’s daughter
G              AmEar-lie in the morning