Song (male crew) Song (female crew) Source Text (Anacreonta 49)

Another hymn to Bacchus. (What do you do with a drunken sailor, am I right?) I like this one because of the repeated refrain. If I were using it in a classroom, I'd do this song like a tradtional call-and-response shanty. I noticed also that the translation has opted to render παῖ as child. I personally think it is much more likely referring to an enslaved cupbearer.

Gainsford writes: "The last three lines, which include the shanty’s refrain, are in a different metre and may come from a separate poem.

It can be hard to hear the words φέρε μοι clearly in the refrain of the shanty, but they are both there. (The original version of this transcription left out μοι in the refrain.) "

I couldn't find a working link for the female crew. Let me know if you find one!