The traditional sea shanty "What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor" humorously explores humorous and absurd solutions for handling an intoxicated sailor. Through repetitive verses, the song suggests humorous actions like shaving his belly with a rusty razor, stowing him in a long boat until sobriety returns, or even placing him in awkward situations like a scupper with a hosepipe bottom or in bed with the captain's daughter.
Letter Notes
A A A A A A A D
F A G G G G G G
Number Notation
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2
4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
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