Dana also observed in his book, p. 134, that his messmates had no work songs for lightening their rowing efforts from their boat to the shore of San Pedro, California. However, an Italian ship was also in the harbor and her boat crews always sang as they rowed. Of course Dana didn't mention what the Italian sailors called such singing but perhaps they sang "chianties."

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