McGrath-

I would certainly agree with you that shantymen made choices about what they'd sing. However, what is missing from the record are frequently the more bawdy verses and it would be nice (?) to recover as many of those as we could. Then one would also be put in the position of deciding, given the audience, what verses one wanted to sing.

Singing in the rigging,
There's nothing else to do...

vs.

Friggin' in the riggin',
There's fuckle else to do...

Cheerily,
Charley Noble