Drunken Sailor Balver Hoehle Balve Cage Rapalje celtic folk music

Drunken Sailor is a sea shanty, also known as What Shall We Do with a, the Drunken Sailor. The shanty was sung to accompany certain work tasks aboard sailing ships, especially those that required a bright walking pace. It is believed to originate in the early 19th century or before, during a period when ships crews, especially those of military vessels, were sufficiently large to permit hauling a rope whilst simply marching along the deck. With the advent of merchant packet and clipper ships and their s