The political correctness police have struck again. This time they’ve re-written a classic sea shanty written in 1851, ‘What shall we do with a drunken sailor?’. Loads of people 40 & over probably learnt it as a nursery rhyme as kids.
The original text:
What shall we do with a drunken sailor? What shall we do with a drunken sailor? What shall we do with a drunken sailor? Early in the morning.
Hooray and up she rises. Hooray and up she rises. Hooray and up she rises. Early in the morning.
Put him in the long boat til he’s sober. Put him in the long boat til he’s sober. Put him in the long boat til he’s sober. Early in the morning.
Hooray and up she rises. Hooray and up she rises. Hooray and up she rises. Early in the morning.
Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts some flippers. Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts some flippers. Soak ‘im in oil till he sprouts some flippers. Early in the morning.
Hooray and up she rises. Hooray and up she rises. Hooray and up she rises. Early in the morning.
Put ‘im in bed with the Captain’s daughter. Put ‘im in bed with the Captain’s daughter. Put ‘im in bed with the Captain’s daughter. Early in the morning.
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Political correctness busy bodies, or someone with a quango job trying to justify their paypacket funded by the tax payer, have decided to change the name to ‘grumpy pirate’. The above verses are the most common, although according to Wikipedia there were many more possible verses. Just click on Wikipedia above to see them.
The political correctness brigade have changed many of the options, mainly to remove reference to alcohol. This is a form or act of trying to rewrite history and that is a type of censorship to me. If you don’t like the words of a song write or find another song to use instead. Libaries across Britain have been sent this new version for use in council run ‘baby bounce & rhyme’ sessions.
Examples of lyrics now included are:
What shall we do with a grumpy pirate?
Do a little jig and make him smile.
Make him walk the plank till he starts to wobble.
Tickle him till he starts to giggle.
Yes I appreciate it’s for kids but seriously, changing the lyrics is just petty PC madness. Get a life!
1 responses to What PC does to a drunken sailer
That is assenine…the PC police are purposely and maliciously trying to erase Britain’s history and character. Kids in America still sing:
“Ring around the rosey.
Pocket full of posies
Ashes ashes
We all fall down”
This is a nursery rhyme about the Plague in Europe that killed 50% of the population. It is a part of the history and lore of the time. It would be a shame to pervert it into something with absolutely no meaning. I don’t care how damn cute they make it for kids.
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