El Marinero Borracho
Celtas Cortos
The Drunk Sailor
This sailor is drunk,
(what can be done with the lad?)
This sailor is drunk,
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Leave him in a boat in the middle of the storm,
(leave him in a boat in the middle of the storm)
Leave him in a boat in the middle of the storm
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Put him in a chest and throw away the key,
(put him in a chest and throw away the key)
Put him in a chest and throw away the key
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Make him clean up the spit,
(and make him eat the scrub)
Make him clean up the spit
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Hang him from the mast by his legs,
(put him in the hold with the rats)
He won't leave if you don't tie him
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Put a crab in his underwear,
(shave his beard with a knife)
Lock him in the tiger, make him shine
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Smear tar on his eyebrows,
(remove the earring from his ear)
Dye his mustache if he allows
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Hey, ho, we raise anchors
Hey ho, the wind grows
Hey, ho, and at full sail
Since dawn
Hey, ho, the whisky runs out,
(the rum disappears)
Vomiting overboard
Since dawn