There seem to be two distinct versions of Whip Jamboree - which one are we talking about? Cecil Sharp, introducing John Short's version (later adopted by the Spinners), says of it: "I know of no other version of this chantey except one, in the major mode, given me by Mr. George Conway. The tune, which is in the æolian mode, is a variant of Santy Anna. In its construction, and to some extent in the character of its words, the chantey is akin to Spanish Ladies (Folk Songs from Somerset, No. 124). The words of the chorus show negro influence. Whall gives the other version, and says: ""Jamboree" also was originally a nigger minstrel song, altered by the seaman to suit himself."
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