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What shall we do with a drunken sailor

"What shall we do with a drunken sailor" was learned at primary school is very well known here in Germany, I believe it is also a school song, and I sing it very often. The version I sing has eight verses which I have picked up along the way and does not correspond to anything I've seen in print.
Master Mariner W.B. Whall in his authoritative Sea Songs Ships and Shanties interestingly only gives two verses.
"What shall we do with a drunken sailor" has been recorded by:
 The Herminas on "The Herminas" 
 The King's Singers on "Annie Laurie - Folksongs of the British Isles" RealAudio
 Various Artists on "Scottish & Irish Sea Songs" RealAudio
 Various Artists on "Titanic: Epic Songs Of The Sea" RealAudio
 Richard Dyer-Bennet on "The Art Of Richard Dyer-Bennet" 
 The Robert Shaw Chorale on "Sea Shanties" 
 The Swingle Singers on "Around The World (A Folk Song Collection)" 
 Wally Whyton on "Children's Choice" 
 The Washington Men's Camerata on "Over The Sea To Skye" 
 Various Artists on "Die schönsten Hymnen der Meere" 
 Various Artists on "Sea Shanties" 
 Various Artists on "Fifty Classic Pub Songs" RealAudio
 Various Artists on "Sea Songs & Shanties" 
 Various Artists on "Festival (Die schönsten Seemannslieder)"