SAILOR LIKES HIS BOTTLE
(Halliard Shanty)

Oh the mate got drunk and went below
To take a swig at his bottle oh!
So early in the morning
The sailor likes his bottle oh!

A bottle of wine and a bottle of beer
And a bottle of Irish whiskey oh!
So early in the morning
The sailor likes his bottle oh!


Notes by CFS, p. 42:

This must be a real old stager. It was sung in the Blackwallers three quarters of a century ago, but it was probably an old song then. I have never come across a modern sailing ship man who knew it.

There is a version in Mr. Sharp's collection and another in Ferris and Tozer, both differing slightly from that given here.