The chorus lines of the sea shanty The Ward Line are:

"Who's on the way boys, who's on the way?" and "Tell me where you goin'?"

The Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors book states that the chorus of "The Ward Line" refers to the stevedores not really getting anywhere on their wages.

I've recenty heard that these lines may refer to questions asked of ships coming by, in terms of what the ship's name is and its destination - in case of shipwrecks.

Any one else heard of this?

Radriano