Drunken Sailor V Wellerman [Am]
[DS1] [Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[G] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[Am] What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
[G] Early in the [Am] morning
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[W1] There once was a ship that put to sea,
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And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
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The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
E7 Am
Oh blow, me bully boys, blow (Huh!)
|[W Chorus]
|F C
|Soon may the Wellerman come
| Dm Am
|To bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C
|One day, when the tonguin’ is done
| E7 Am
|We'll take our leave and go
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Way,hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Early in the [Am] morning
[DS2] [Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
[G] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
[Am] Sling him in the long boat 'til he's sober
[G] Early in the [Am] morning
[W2] [Am] Before the boat had hit the water
Dm Am
The whaaale's tail came up and caught her
All [Am] hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
[E7] When she dived down [Am]low (Huh!)
|[W Chorus]
|F C
|Soon may the Wellerman come
| Dm Am
|To bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C
|One day, when the tonguin’ is done
| E7 Am
|We'll take our leave and go
[Refrain - same melody as W Chorus]
F C
Da-da da da da-da
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Da-da da-da-da da da-da
F C
Da-da da da da-da
E7 Am
Da da da da da-da
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Way,hey and up she rises
|[Am] Way,hey and up she rises [G] Early in the [Am] morning
[DS3] [Am] That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor?
[G] That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor?
[Am] That’s what we’ll do with the drunken sailor?
[G] Early in the [Am] morning
|[W Chorus]
|F C
|Soon may the Wellerman come
| Dm Am
|To bring us sugar and tea and rum
|F C
|One day, when the tonguin’ is done
| E7 Am
|We'll take our leave and go
[Am*] HEY!