1961        Hugill, Stan. _Shanties from the Seven Seas: Shipboard Work-Songs from the Great Days of Sail._ London.

Hugill offers three versions of the song.

The first is a "Liverpool-Irish one." He mentions an informant, but does not name him. It's tune corresponds to the one by Short in Sharp's collection. 11 verses are offered, with the first being:

Soo! early in the mornin', the sailor likes his bottle-O!
The mate wuz drunk an' he went below to take a swig at his bottle-O,
[cho.] So! early in the mornin', the sailor likes his bottle-O!

The second version comes from Ezra Cobb, a Nova Scotian seaman. Its tune compares with the one in Davis/Tozer.

The bottle-O, the bottle-O, the sailor loves the bottle-O,
[cho.] So early in the morning the sailor loves his bottle-O!
A bottle o' rum, a bottle o' beer, a bottle o' Red-eye whisky-O!
[cho.] So early in the morning the sailor likes his bottle-O!

The third version Hugill says was "usually heard aboard ships in the West Indian trade," but he doesn't say how he knows this. The tune compares to the one in Robinson's article.

When we gits to Bristol Town,
Drink a health to them chowlahs me boys,
[cho.] So early in the mornin', sailors love the bottle-O!
Bottle-O! Bottle-O!
Bottle of very good whisky-O!
So early in the mornin',
Sailors like the bottle-O!