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Sea Shanty Lettering

The traditional words of a very old song, set in type that has had a couple.

"Drunken Sailor" is a traditional sea shanty, and its words belong to everyone. We have taken the best-known lines — the question itself, the rousing chorus and the longboat remedy — and set them in bold, swaying slab lettering.

We left out the rougher verses. Nobody needs a mug about keel-hauling. Read a little more about the song's history on our About page.

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