Judy, I've been wracking my brain for the title of that song. It's not Men of the Sea, although that's the most memorable phrase. I have a tape of Dick Holdstock and Alan McLeod singing it during the final concert at the Mystic Sea Music Festival in 1992; they sang it in honor of Stan Hugill's passing.

I'm fairly certain there was a conversation about it on one of these threads, probably back in 2002-4, but can't for the life of me remember which one. I can't find the song in the database either.

The chorus is roughly as follows:

Oh you seafaring men,
Oh you deep water rovers
Oh you East India sailors
And you brave Gloucester men
You old viking raiders
And you okee (?) pawn traders
Your grandsons salute you,
You men of the sea.

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If I get a minute I'll try to transcribe the words (or my best guess at them) for you, if you'd like.

Kim