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don ,

Fake and dumb. You shave his belly with a rusty razor, something we’ve known for over a century, at least.

dumbass ,
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What shall we do with a drunken sailor What shall we do with a drunken sailor What shall we do with a drunken sailor Fine him and suspend him.

No_Change_Just_Money ,

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    dumbass ,
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    Drop a \ at the end of the sentence for the line break

    No_Change_Just_Money ,

    Give him a fine and then suspend him

    Give him a fine and then suspend him

    Give him a fine and then suspend him

    Early in the morning

    dumbass ,
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    Community service for reoffending
    Community service for reoffending
    Community service for reoffending
    He’s on his final warning

    No_Change_Just_Money , (edited )

    His drinking problem made him lose his income

    His drinking problem made him lose his income

    His drinking problem made him lose his income

    Send him straight to rehab

    dumbass ,
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    Rehab worked, he’s clean and sober
    Rehab worked, he’s clean and sober
    Rehab worked, he’s clean and sober
    He’s no more a drunken sailor

    randint ,
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    I never knew the words to this melody in its entirety. I only knew it as da dadada da-da drunken sailor.

    dumbass ,
    @dumbass@leminal.space avatar

    I’ll be honest, I had to look it up, to make sure it was right.

    Not much call for singing about drunk sailors anymore.

    Raiderkev ,

    What the fuck were you doing with your life when Assassin’s Creed Black Flag came out? I pretty much rocked drunken sailor on repeat when sailing the seas.

    Kolanaki ,
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    I still have a ton of fucking sea shanties on my favorited songs playlist on Spotify.

    Raiderkev ,

    That game is full of absolute bangers.

    FiniteBanjo ,

    Suspend his license and stick im with fines

    Oh Suspend his license and stick im with fines

    Oh Suspend his license and stick im with fines

    EAR-LIE IN THEH MOURNIN

    aeronmelon ,

    He was found in bed with the Captain’s daughter.

    Justas ,
    @Justas@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I always wondered if it’s implied that she’s ugly or that the sailor will get in trouble with the captain.

    ultrahamster64 OP ,
    @ultrahamster64@lemmy.world avatar

    I think it’s the latter

    Barbarian ,
    @Barbarian@sh.itjust.works avatar

    The “captain’s daughter” was a euphemism for the cat o’ nine tails. So in other words, that line meant give the drunken sailor a lashing as punishment.

    ultrahamster64 OP ,
    @ultrahamster64@lemmy.world avatar

    Yooo really?? I never knew, always interpreted it literally

    themeatbridge ,

    That sounds like something a prude would invent to reconcile their strict moral code with their desire to join in singing sea shanties.

    Sotuanduso ,

    It seems more likely to me than that a captain would bring his daughter onto his ship with a bunch of untrustworthy men and career violence.

    ComicalMayhem ,

    my critical thinking skills are sorely lacking because this makes a lot of sense and I’ve never thought of this point before

    Sotuanduso ,

    Don’t worry about it, maybe if you train up your critical thinking skills you’ll be able to find the fault in my point.

    Barbarian , (edited )
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    Think about it inside the context of the song. Every other line is a type of punishment:

    • Shave his belly with a rusty razor (painfully pull chest hair out with a dull blade)
    • Put him in a long boat till he’s sober (put him somewhere uncomfortably cramped on his own)
    • Give him a dose of salt and water (probably the nicest variation of the song, make him vomit)
    • Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe on him (scupper= hole in the side of the ship, so stick his head in a hole and hit him with a hosepipe)

    There’s also loads of other variations on the song with tons of different punishments for the drunken sailor.

    Why would this line suddenly be different?

    themeatbridge ,

    Right, but none of those are metaphorical punishments. They’re just literal things that seem funny. And it’s a folk song, so the variations and intended meanings are as ephemeral as a game of telephone. Having one line about sleeping with the captain’s daughter might have been even more amusing (and thus more catchy) because of the double meaning.

    I’m not saying that it’s not possible that your interpretation is correct, but I would imagine that your average deck hand singing sea shanties isn’t thinking metaphorically when he’s singing about getting drunk and laid. And insisting that the one line in the song isn’t about fucking is feels like wishful thinking rather than a devotion to historical accuracy.

    Barbarian ,
    @Barbarian@sh.itjust.works avatar

    Having one line about sleeping with the captain’s daughter might have been even more amusing (and thus more catchy) because of the double meaning.

    Very likely, probably why the whole captain’s daughter = captain’s whip thing took off as sailor slang to begin with.

    your average deck hand singing sea shanties isn’t thinking metaphorically when he’s singing about getting drunk and laid.

    I never claimed it was a metaphor, it’s slang. Similarly, the “gunner’s daughters” were the gun barrels midships on gunships.

    And insisting that the one line in the song isn’t about fucking is feels like wishful thinking

    I mean, no skin off my nose if you believe that, but it seems pretty clear judging from the fact that the captain’s daughter is a well known slang term for a whip in a song about punishing a drunk that that is extremely likely the correct original intent. Of course anybody can interpret anything any way they want.

    StoneyDcrew ,

    He was found in bed with the Captain’s daughter.

    He was found in bed with the Captain’s daughter,

    Early in the morning!

    jaybone ,

    Isn’t it: put him in the hold with the captains daughter? And there I thought captains daughter was slang for a cat o’ nine tails, which was a type of whip. Though if they put him in the hold with the captains actual daughter, that might be a good way to get a guy killed.

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