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What can you do with a drunken sailor- verse ideas

29 Jan 01 - 10:18 AM (#384754)
Subject: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: English Jon

Apart from go down the pub with his sister?

Any thoughts?

Jon


29 Jan 01 - 10:23 AM (#384761)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: MMario

lordy, lordy, lordy...the verses are endless...


29 Jan 01 - 10:25 AM (#384763)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Firecat

What can you do with a drunken sailor? What can you do with a drunken sailor? What can you do with a drunken sailor? Don't ask me, I don't know!


29 Jan 01 - 10:28 AM (#384766)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Jeremiah McCaw

Make him be the captain of an Exxon tanker
Make him be the captain of an Exxon tanker
Make him be the captain of an Exxon tanker
Earlie in the morning


29 Jan 01 - 10:31 AM (#384769)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)

Firecat you come visit me and I'll show yer....lol

Here are a few suggestions: Feed him and give him lots of money. Love him and take care of him. Make sure he has lots of nice big yachts to play with. Buy him a distillery and brewery. Dont abuse him cause he's suffered enough of that from experts...OK?


29 Jan 01 - 10:31 AM (#384772)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock

Aha... "oil tanker" - the old seabird rhyming slang.


29 Jan 01 - 10:33 AM (#384775)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: English Jon

I see the ideas are starting to roll in... arrrrrr.

Keep 'em coming,

Jon


29 Jan 01 - 10:40 AM (#384786)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Ella who is Sooze

nooooooooo stop... I can't stand this song!


29 Jan 01 - 10:42 AM (#384790)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Dave the Gnome

Have a listen to rambling Syd Rumpos (aka Kenneth Williams) version - had me in stitches as do most of his songs...

DtG


29 Jan 01 - 11:15 AM (#384831)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Little Hawk

What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Early in the morning...

Put him in the cabin with the captain's daughter
Put him in the cabin with the captain's daughter
Put him in the cabin with the captain's daughter
Early in the morning...

What shall we do with the angry captain?
What shall we do with the angry captain?
What shall we do with the angry captain?
Early in the morning...

Throw him overboard and sail to China
Throw him overboard and sail to China
Throw him overboard and sail to China
Early in the morning...

What if the Chinese won't accept us?
What if the Chinese won't accept us?
What if the Chinese won't accept us?
Early in the morning...

Steal their women and sail to Cuba
Steal their women and sail to Cuba
Steal their women and sail to Cuba
Early in the morning...

What shall we do when we get to Cuba?
What shall we do when we get to Cuba?
What shall we do when we get to Cuba?
Early in the morning...

Spend 3 weeks in a Cuban whorehouse
Spend 3 weeks in a Cuban whorehouse
Spend 3 weeks in a Cuban whorehouse
Early in the morning...

What shall we do when we're broke and busted?
What shall we do when we're broke and busted?
What shall we do when we're broke and busted?
Early in the morning...

Blame it all on the drunken sailor!
Blame it all on the drunken sailor!
Blame it all on the drunken sailor!
Early in the morning...

What shall we do with the drunken sailor???

(and on and on and on and on.....)

- LH


29 Jan 01 - 11:20 AM (#384839)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler

The boring but traditional punishment which is often the first verse ( before flights of fancy take over) is:
Put him in the longboat and make him bail her
RtS


29 Jan 01 - 11:20 AM (#384840)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Gypsy

After you put him in charge of the Exxon tanker, "then you start the cleanup!"


29 Jan 01 - 11:47 AM (#384862)
Subject: Lyr Add: What shall we do with a drunken climber?
From: Uncle_DaveO

Related song, learned long ago when I used to climb mountains:

WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN CLIMBER?

What shall we do with the drunken climber? (3X) Ear-Lye in the mornin'

Wrap his crampons in his air mattress (3X) Ear-Lye etc.

Feed him prunes on a five-day backpack (3X) Ear-Lye etc.

Give him slack when he asks for tension (3X) Ear-Lye etc.

And I think there are more.

Dave Oesterreich


29 Jan 01 - 12:06 PM (#384878)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Rev

Give him some aspirin and a glass of water. (So he's not hungover in the morning)


29 Jan 01 - 12:41 PM (#384904)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,JohnB

Dave the Gnome, is that the version that goes: What shall we do with a drunken Nurker What shall we do with a drunken Nurker What shall we do with a drunken Nurker Earlie in the morning.

Hit him in the Nadgers with a Bosun's Scrummock. etc, etc, I forget the rest. I sort of remembered that being Benny Hill purporting to be the "Original" version, Like the Kipper Family. JohnB


29 Jan 01 - 12:56 PM (#384915)
Subject: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Clinton Hammond

Take him to the corner and use him like a woman

;-)

(But of all the versions I've heard, I think I like Little Hawks best...)


29 Jan 01 - 12:58 PM (#384916)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,oetr

put him in charge of an Exxon tanker (3x) on the Alaskan Coastline


29 Jan 01 - 01:48 PM (#384961)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: kendall

...nail his scrotum to a stump then push him...etc


29 Jan 01 - 03:06 PM (#385006)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Blind Drunk in Blind River

You could, like, bum a few smokes off him, eh? You could maybe bum a few drinks off him too. We don't get a lot of real sailors in Blind River, but we got fishermen. Fishing is cool cos you get to sit in a boat all day and drink, and your old lady can't bug you. That's if you got an old lady. Me, I'm single cos it wouldn't be fair to the babes in thsi town if I was to marry, and besides, I'm holdin' out for Shania Twain or somebody like that, eh? Although I ain't no perfectionist, but, like, why settle for a skank, eh?

Wjat was this thread about?

- BDiBR


29 Jan 01 - 04:39 PM (#385108)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Mrs.Duck

I would think it depends just how drunk!!!!!!


29 Jan 01 - 04:46 PM (#385113)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: MMario

kendall-jayZUS, man - that hurts just thinking about it!


29 Jan 01 - 04:47 PM (#385117)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Little Hawk

If you've had THAT much to drink, everything hurts.

- LH


29 Jan 01 - 04:49 PM (#385119)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Hobie

Make him up the host of a tupperware party (3x)

Hobie


29 Jan 01 - 04:53 PM (#385124)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Little Hawk

Don't you mean "make him tup the host of an upperwear party?" He is a drunken sailor after all.

- LH


29 Jan 01 - 04:55 PM (#385127)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Bert

MRS DUCK!!! - Behave!!!


29 Jan 01 - 05:08 PM (#385142)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Hollowfox

What did you have in mind?


29 Jan 01 - 06:40 PM (#385211)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: SeanM

Dress 'im in lingerie and make him Cabin Boy...

M


29 Jan 01 - 06:43 PM (#385217)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: mousethief

Soylent Green?


29 Jan 01 - 06:55 PM (#385227)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Len Wallace

Fill his jock with buttered popcorn!


30 Jan 01 - 10:52 AM (#385679)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Hollowfox

Jeez, Kendall, and I thought I was feeling grumpy yesterday! Mary (who just re-read the thread)


30 Jan 01 - 01:13 PM (#385775)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Mrs.Duck

These days I usually do Bert but there was a time when no sailor was safe!!!!!


30 Jan 01 - 02:32 PM (#385849)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: LR Mole

Make him play the bodhran on the Mudcat...


30 Jan 01 - 02:45 PM (#385865)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Little Hawk

Set him posting to the "Do NOT post thread"...

- LH


30 Jan 01 - 02:56 PM (#385868)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: kendall

I cant think of a better way to sober him up, hollowfox, can you?


30 Jan 01 - 03:37 PM (#385891)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Sailor Dan working??

Kendall

Just show him the nail and the hammer and the general area of entrance. Sober as a churchmouse

Sailor Dan


30 Jan 01 - 05:03 PM (#385953)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Hollowfox

There may be better ways, but few more spectacular.


30 Jan 01 - 05:30 PM (#385976)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: voyager

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE BICKERING BOY SCOUT? -------------------------------------------- (to the tune of drunken sailor)

Tie him to a tree with a good square lashing

Drag him thru the poison ivy

Put him in a tent with his little brother

Put him in a Life Boat until he's older

et cetra


30 Jan 01 - 07:27 PM (#386099)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: kendall

Oh, I can think of another way..nail his scrotum to a stump, hand him a rusty knife, and then set the woods afire.


30 Jan 01 - 10:26 PM (#386220)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Sailor Dan

Kendall;'

What the hell do you have against drunken sailors??? Man your absolutely vicious???

I better stay away from you after I have had a few drinks.

Sailor DAn


30 Jan 01 - 11:16 PM (#386237)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Cap't Bob

After the Exxon tanker verst ~~~

Course:

Way Hey she's on a reef now, Way Hey she's on a reef now, Way Hey she's leaken oil now, Early in the morning.


31 Jan 01 - 02:30 AM (#386309)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Elise

Make him listen to Brittany Spears


31 Jan 01 - 05:15 AM (#386340)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: English Jon

Nothing wrong with Brittany's pears... Ahem.

Jon


31 Jan 01 - 06:01 AM (#386351)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: kendall

It's just a bit of "black humor" Dan, actually, I've been a sailor all my adult life, and, I've been 'over served" a few times too!


31 Jan 01 - 07:40 AM (#386390)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)

Brittany pears mmmmmm my favorite ... :-)>


31 Jan 01 - 12:36 PM (#386577)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Devilmaster

if the person asking 'what can you do with a drunken sailor' is a really hot lookin female,

i'm a sailor, can be drunken, and i have a few good ideas to pass on to her. :-)


31 Jan 01 - 02:59 PM (#386725)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C

Boot him up and whip his hard drive...


31 Jan 01 - 03:10 PM (#386733)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C

Boot him up and "wipe" his hard drive...sign


31 Jan 01 - 03:12 PM (#386735)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Hawker

Exactly how drunk, how good looking and how rich is this drunken sailor? Lucy


31 Jan 01 - 03:56 PM (#386775)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Melani

See that the sharks do not go hungry...put him in a dress and call him Nancy...throw him in the well and improve the whiskey (story available on request)


01 Feb 01 - 01:57 AM (#387270)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Elise

Make him listen to a Scottish piper


01 Feb 01 - 02:05 AM (#387273)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Sorcha

Stick him in a locker and make him vote Republican.


04 Feb 01 - 03:36 AM (#389541)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: aussiebloke

Put him in the crows nest with no sunscreen X3



PC verse for kids...


04 Feb 01 - 07:27 PM (#390027)
Subject: RE: BS: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C

Lock 'im in the brig with disco music...


18 Jan 12 - 06:19 PM (#3292439)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Lighter

Refresh


18 Jan 12 - 06:24 PM (#3292442)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Lighter

The Hungarian rock version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3UebW-dGPY

Great fiddling too. The reel in the middle sounds familiar, but I can't place it.


18 Jan 12 - 08:12 PM (#3292491)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Gibb Sahib

Yes, it's a very common reel, but I don't know remember the name of any reels! Anyway, the Irish Rovers (famous rendition) use the same reel, and I image at this point their rendition is being "covered".


18 Jan 12 - 09:57 PM (#3292540)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Charley Noble

"Roll & Go-C" was me posting before I became "Charley Noble."

Charley


19 Jan 12 - 10:45 AM (#3292818)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: meself

The reel is Drowsy Maggie. It was showing up everywhere for awhile in the '70s.


20 Jan 12 - 04:29 AM (#3293216)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Roger the Skiffler

Watch while trips into the lifeboat
Don't let him work on a Med cruise liner

RtS


20 Jan 12 - 08:39 AM (#3293296)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: Lighter

Thanks, meself.

But surely it's never gone away!?


20 Jan 12 - 11:53 AM (#3293410)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,leeneia

I was enjoying the YouTube item till that guy started singing.

Re the Exxon Valdiz. It was established long ago that the crew's problem was lack of sleep, not drink. What with the dangerous record of bulk carrier ships and the loneliness of life on board, they can't seem to find enough men to man them, so they overwork those that they do find.


20 Jan 12 - 03:12 PM (#3293526)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: radriano

Nail his scrotum to a stump then push him.


07 Oct 14 - 10:45 PM (#3667021)
Subject: RE: What can you do with a drunken sailor?
From: GUEST,Chazzy

What will we do with the drunken sailor
What will we do with the drunken sailor
What will we do with the drunken sailor
Early in the morning

Feed him to the hungry rats for dinner
Feed him to the hungry rats for dinner
Feed him to the hungry rats for dinner
Early in the morning

Way, hey and up she rises
Way, hey and up she rises
Way, hey and up she rises
Early in the morning

Slice his throat with a rusty cleaver
Slice his throat with a rusty cleaver
Slice his throat with a rusty cleaver
Early in the morning

Stuff him in a sack and throw him over
Stuff him in a sack and throw him over
Stuff him in a sack and throw him over
Early in the morning

Way, hey and up she rises
Way, hey and up she rises
Way, hey and up she rises
Early in the morning