The words to What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor have been sung by countless numbers of children for generations. Having originated from the sailing ships in the 1800s and revived as a popular ...

The charity says that the shift from drunken sailor to "grumpy pirate" was to make the rhyme fit a pirate theme, rather than censorship. "Put him in the brig until he's sober," has also been lost in ...

The lyrics of the popular sea shanty "What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?" have been changed by a Government-funded charity to remove any references to alcohol. 30 January 2009 • 6:30am .

The lyrics of the popular sea shanty "What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?" have been changed by a Government-funded charity to remove any references to alcohol. 30 January 2009 • 6:30am .

A charity has defended using an alternative version of the popular children's nursery rhyme What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?, which removes alcohol and violence from the lyrics.