All the published versions place this shanty firmly just before the end of a
voyage – perhaps just before
"Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her"
However, it is
cited for widely different tasks — as Stan Hugill says:
"Terry and Sharp give it as capstan; Bullen and Whall as halliards; Davis and Tozer as pumps, and Miss Colcord as windlass or capstan."This shanty is collected as number 704 in the Roud Folksong Index. A number of people have recorded this. The only one I have heard is by The Hardtackers. |