Blackbead Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Ahoy, mates! The crew of the Adventure is putting together a stage show and we're looking for original but period lyrics to "Drunken Sailor." We intend to open the show and draw the crowd by singing "What Do Ye Do With A Drunken Sailor?" If you have a favorite lyric that is period but isn't one that is song often, send it in and you may hear it at Lawton, Middlefaire, or Pirate Days in The Colony! Here's an example - "lash up his chest and show him the keel!" I thank ye! Blackbead "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Graydog Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Ahoy, mates! If you have a favorite lyric that is period but isn't one that is song often, send it in and you may hear it at Lawton, Middlefaire, or Pirate Days in The Colony! Here's an example - "lash up his chest and show him the keel!" Blackbead I always like "Give him a taste of the Captain's Daughter" which owing to lack of knowledge of slang the public often thinks this reference to having him flogged is actually "dirty" and hence isn't sung very often or gets changed some weird way as if the captian actually has a daughter on board. I think it's a great lyric to have and enjoy explaining it to the public- so they have fun and learn something at the same time. Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think!
Blackbead Posted February 7, 2009 Author Posted February 7, 2009 I've always liked that one, too, Graydog, and I totally agree that it gives you a chance to add more knowledge to the public's pirate genius rating. THank you, very much, for the response! "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Littleneckhalfshell Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 would seem like a good task for Mission, I am sure that there must be some period nasty medicine or surgical proceedure that could be worked into a verse or two. No Fear Have Ye of Evil Curses says you... Aye,... Properly Warned Ye Be says I
MadL Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 ::Ooh! Ooh! I got one! Over here! Me! Me! Over here! I got one! I got one! Over here! Me! Me! Over here! Ooh! Ooh! Me! I got one! I got one!:: Hows 'bout: What shall we do with a drunken sailor,Earl-eye in the morning? What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Earl-eye in the morning? What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Earl-eye in the morning? Hoo–ray/Wey–hey/Heave-ho and up she rises, Earl-eye in the morning? Hoo–ray/Wey–hey/Heave-ho and up she rises, Earl-eye in the morning? Hoo–ray/Wey–hey/Heave-ho and up she rises, Earl-eye in the morning? Smack 'em o'er th' head, Drag 'em t' Capital Hill with all th' others! Earl-eye in the morning? Smack 'em o'er th' head, Drag 'em t' Capital Hill with all th' others! Earl-eye in the morning? Smack 'em o'er th' head, Drag 'em t' Capital Hill with all th' others! Earl-eye in the morning? ~All skill be in vain if an angel pisses down th' barrel o' yer flintlock! So keep yer cutlass sharp, 'n keep her close!
Duchess Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 Hmmm I think that one might lack a certain flow...
Poopdeck Pappy Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Make him captain of an Exxon tanker Make him captain of an Exxon tanker Make him captain of an Exxon tanker Ear-lye in the morning BATTLESAIL
Captain Mickey Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Keel haul the man untill he's sober Keel haul the man untill he's sober Keel haul the man untill he's sober Earl-eye in the mornin' Mickey Flint First Mate o' the Harbinger Me Website...
Rev.Sam Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 I was always a fan of these loverly three, besides the Captain's Daughter.. Shave his belly with a Rusty razor Put him in the bilge and make him drink it And last, but not least Put him in the crows nest and watch him fall down. Lovely methods to insure sobriety
LadyBarbossa Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Sally wears a dress? I didn't think she wore a dress. A leather corset, aye. Welp, if anyone of ye know m' (stuffed) monkey, King George... he's been known as the Drunken Monkey. So, someone began singing- "What shall we do with the Drunken Monkey..." ...aaaannnnd, I'll let ye develope the rest and leave it to yo'r imaginations. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
Red-Handed Jill Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Forge his name and cash his paycheck. Put him in a cage and call him Polly. Put him in the head with his skivvies on backwards.
Iron Bess Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Throw him into bed with the Captains Daughter.... Have you SEEN the Captains daughter?... There she goes, swing'n through the rigg'n.... Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman!
Ransom Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Run him up the mast like a jolly roger... Put him in a pickle barrel till he's sober.... Toss him in the bilge with the rats and roaches.... ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog
Mission Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Sit 'im with Stynky for a-bout an hour. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
Capt. Sterling Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 put 'im in a dress and call 'im Sally,... Actually you could sing... put him in a dress and call him Maddogge... it works... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
LongTom Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Tie 'im to a grate and serve him forty... Water his grog to 100x homeopathic, water his grog to 100x homeopathic, water his grog to ... what're you lookin' at?! Feed him a whole bottle of Viagra, Feed him a whole bottle of Viagra, Feed him a whole bottle of Viagra... (Why, I hear you ask? "Way, hay, and up she rises...")
Capt. Sterling Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Aye but shouldn't the he in the equation be doing the rising? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
LongTom Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Aye but shouldn't the he in the equation be doing the rising? Based on the wording and the traditional usage for that sort of song, the "she" rising in the original is probably a mast.
Flint Locke Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Put 'im in th' scuppers with a 'osepipe on 'im! Put 'im in th' scuppers with a 'osepipe on 'im! Put 'im in th' scuppers with a 'osepipe on 'im! Earl-eye in th' mornin'! ...Perhaps it's jest me, but I love th' word "scuppers". 'N if ye go too far 'n can't think've anything... "Make 'im learn th' words t' this bloody shantey!" Agnes "Flint" Locke "All the world's a stage! ...And I just fell into the orchestra pit." Newbie o' th' Drunken Ferret
Blackbead Posted March 30, 2009 Author Posted March 30, 2009 . . . scribbling furiously, taking down all of these excellent suggestions . . . "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Old Crow Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Put him in a pickle barrel till he's sober.... this should be followed by: Put him in the rum barrel 'til he's pickled Old Crow Involuntary Marine Acquisitions Specialist
Bright Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) See how they start the lyric and play it ;-} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv4XlyzT4BI Edited December 30, 2009 by Bright
adam cyphers Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 Hows about...heave him overboard until he's sober...... Here at metal wackers forge.....um....well... we wack metal. http://www.colonialseaport.org/ http://www.creweofthearchangel.com/ http://www.blackbeardscrew.org/
Gumbatz Posted April 23, 2010 Posted April 23, 2010 Bein from Maine, Put a lobster in his britches, put a lobster in his britches Antonio Gumbatz, The Italian Pirate Ships cook, Rum swizzler, Swordsman, Flirt. www.babuccs.com
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