Wahat is the meaning of the phrase "Weigh hey and up she rises"? Is it often used?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
ear-ly in the mornin’
Weigh hey and up she rises
Weigh hey and up she rises
Weigh hey and up she rises
ear-ly in the mornin’
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
ear-ly in the mornin’
Weigh hey and up she rises
weigh hey and up she rises
weigh hey and up she rises,

Question

Wahat is the meaning of the phrase "Weigh hey and up she rises"? Is it often used?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
What will we do with a drunken sailor?
ear-ly in the mornin’
Weigh hey and up she rises
Weigh hey and up she rises
Weigh hey and up she rises
ear-ly in the mornin’
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
ear-ly in the mornin’
Weigh hey and up she rises
weigh hey and up she rises
weigh hey and up she rises,

Answer

The "weigh-hey" part has many variations, so it's more about the sound than any meaning in the lyrics (I sang it in school as "hoo-rah".)

I guess the "up she rises" part refers to hoisting sails, but there's very little information on how this song came about.  It's just a jolly shanty to sing.

If you ever say or write this phrase, we'll all immediately start singing "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?" in our heads.  As I am now.

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