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Key: D minor•
Verse 1
Dm
Dm

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From Tortuga's port, we put to sea
B
B
2

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And sailed for 16 days
Dm
Dm

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In the biggest storm I'd ever seen
We almost lost our way
When a call came from a deckhand
B
B
2

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Boys, I think she's going down
Dm
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But don't you fear
There's enough rum here
To drink until we drown!
Verse 2
Ho!
Dm
Dm

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What shall we do with
a drunken sailor?
C
C

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Am
Am

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a drunken sailor?
Dm
Dm

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
B
B
2

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Dm
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B
B
2

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Hooray, and up she rises (hooray)
Verse 3
Dm
Dm

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Hooray, and up she rises (hooray)
F
F

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E
E

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Hooray, and up she rises
B
B
2

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(hooray)
Dm
Dm

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Verse 4
Dm
Dm

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So this deckhand grabbed a barrel Broke the
seal and took a swig
And soon their screams turned into songs
Their panicked work turned into jigs
The first mate bellowed orders
Ever trying to save their skins
"Any drunken retch
The captain catch
B
B
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Dm
Dm

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He'll beat all limb from limb!"
Verse 5
Ho!
Dm
Dm

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What shall we do with
a drunken sailor?
C
C

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Am
Am

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a drunken sailor?
Dm
Dm

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What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
B
B
2

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Dm
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C#m
C#m
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Dm
Dm

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B
B
2

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Hoo ray and up she rises (hooray)
Verse 6
Hooray and up she rises (hooray)
F
F

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Hooray and up she rises
B
B
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(hooray)
Dm
Dm

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Verse 7
Dm
Dm

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Every man continued drinking
B
B
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All their duties long forgot
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They were deaf to every order
'Til they heard a pistol shot
The captain stood on folks
All swung the cat above his head
"Back to yer post
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Or by my ghost
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Ye'll wish that ye were dead!"
Verse 8
Dm
Dm

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Oh!
What shall we do with
a drunken sailor?
C
C

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What shall we do with
Dm
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a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
B
B
2

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Dm
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Verse 9
B
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Hooray and up she rises (hooray)
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F

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Hooray and up she rises (hooray)
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Hooray and up she rises
B
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(hooray)
Dm
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Verse 10
Dm
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Every drunk received a beating
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Some of the drunker managed two
Dm
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The captain kept an eye
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C#
C#
4

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Until he'd sobered up his crew
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Dm

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Am
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He then retired to quarters
Put the rum upon his shelf
Sat in his seat
Put up his feet
And drank the rest himself!
Ho!
Verse 11
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
C
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What shall we do with
Dm
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a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
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Dm
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Hooray
Verse 12
Dm
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and up she
B
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rises (hooray)
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F
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Hooray and up she rises (hooray)
Hooray and up she rises
B
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(hooray)
Dm
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Verse 13
Put him in the longboat 'til he's sober
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C#
C#
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Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Throw him in the hold
B
B
2

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with the captain's daughter
E
E

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B
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C#
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