♪ Yo, give three cheers, and two hip hips To a life at sea on the Queen's big ships To a life at sea on the Queen's big ships! I'm drunk at sea yes, I'm drunk at sea 'tis a very jolly thing to be drunk at sea I always give three cheers and two hip hips As I draw another pint, put it too my lips Gather 'round men [Verse] Oh, when I was a lad they commissioned me To the admiral's service on a ship at sea I could have been a lawyer or a banker on shore But I never gave the shore a second thought at all [Chorus] Oh, Give three cheers, and two hip hips To a life at sea on the Queen's big ships To a life at sea on the Queen's big ships ♪ As a well-bred man with a penchant for the ocean I always kept a lookout for my next promotion Passed my oral exam, on the knots and riggs Got a patch on my collar, named midship Higgs Hey, give three cheers, and two hip hips To midship Higgs on the Queen's big ships To midship Higgs on the Queen's big ships, hey! ♪ For the taste of rum, I took such a liking Oh, the daily ration I was often spiking I passed each day with a smile on my lips Always giving three cheers and two hip hips Oh, give three cheers, and two hip hips To a double shot of rum on the Queen's big ships To a double shot of rum on the Queen's big ships, hey! ♪ When sailing to war in the Queen's Navy I was quick on the cannons and hard on the galley I surprised the Spanish on the Cape of Good Hope They made me the captain of a many-gun boat Oh, give three cheers, and two hip hips To the din of the cannons on the Queen's big ships To the din of the cannons on the Queen's big ships, oh! ♪ With my ship of war I sailed across the ocean Licked the French in Quebec for my next promotion Now in my spacious cabin on my private deck I sip sherry from a glass that has a very long neck Yes, give three cheers, and two hip hips As we dine in the cabin of the Queen's big ships As we dine in the cabin of the Queen's big ships, hey! ♪ Now to be drunk at sea is a very fine thing I toast to the sails and the birds on the wing I sing with the sailors in the midship's berth As we sail 'round the world with a very pleasant mirth (As we sail off yonder on the Queen's big ships) (As we sail off yonder on the Queen's big ships, oh!) ♪ Some advice to you men sipping two parts rum Getting sloshed at sea can be lots of fun But if an officer sneaks 'round and catches you Mind yourself... and do as I do... Always give three cheers, and two hip hips And you'll soon be captains of the Queen's big ships! Yes, we'll soon be captains of the Queen's big ships!) ♪ Yes, you'll all be captains of the Queen's big ships!
