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Shogun	Discovering world legacy of shanties by 'Shogun' (266* d)	RE: Discovering world legacy of shanties by 'Shogun'	12 Jun 22
160 - Blow The Wind Wester. (Cecil Sharp Second Version) - Capstan Shanty According to Stan Hugill, both version of the "Blow The Wind Wester." song, recorded and documented by Cecil Sharp in the "Journal of the Folk-Song Society" (No 18 from January 1914) was a shanty sang at capstan and at the pumps. This version was Sung by Mrs. L. Hoper, Hambridge, Somerset, April 4th, 1904. "Shanties from the Seven Seas" by Stan Hugill (1st ed p 197). Blow The Wind Wester. (Cecil Sharp Second Version) Up jumps the salmon, The largest o' 'em all; He jumps on our fore-deck, Say-ing; Here's meat for all. - O blow the wind whistling, O blow the winds all! - Our ship is still hearted, boys, How steady she go! 2 Up jumps the shark, The largest of all; He jumps on our fore-deck: You should die all! 3 Then up jumps the sprat, The smallest of all ; He jumps on our fore-deck, Saying: We shall be drowned all!

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