Oops, Q had already posted Masefield's version. Sorry for the repetition.

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1927        Smith, Cicely Fox. _A Book of Shanties_. London: Methuen & Co.

Has "Lowlands Away." I don't have access to this. Anyone care to describe it?

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1927        Sampson, John. _The Seven Seas Shanty Book_. London: Boosey.

Keith A of Hertford already described this one recently, above.

I might critique some of Sampson's statements.

...there are many modern versions, several of which give "My dollar and a half day" as the last line.

How did he know what were "modern" versions? I am guessing he is basing this on a belief suggested ONLY so far by Masefield, that the dead lover theme was older/original. The several versions attested from 1860s and 1870s, before Sampson's day (late 1880s-90s), show that the "dollar" chorus was not "modern." I suspect Sampon's thought here relate to this statement,

I notice that the late captain Whall states that it is of American origin and comes from the cotton ports of the Southern States. In its debased form it may have done so, but in that case it went out with the prisoners of war after the Monmouth rebellion, and having been adopted by negroes lost its original beauty and imagery.

Ironic that Whall was one who tended to dismiss African-American-based chanties as low quality, but he actually said what he did -- and now Sampson is creating a narrative of debasement.

Although it has a very beautiful air, it was by no means popular at sea, probably because of the difficulty it presented to the Shantyman.

Perhaps this corroborates (or echoes?) Terry's comment that sailors after the early 70s didn't know it well. IMO opinion he seems to be speculating.

The text owes much to Masefield's version. It looks like some of Masefield's single lines were formed into rhyming couplets:

I dream'd a dream the other night = Masefield
I saw my true love all in white, = rhyme

I'm drowned in the Lowland sea he said,= Masefield
And the wet green weeds are all my bed,= rhyme

I'll cut away all my bonny hair, = Masefield
No other man shall deem me fair, = Masefield