My name is Jessica Floyd and I am a PhD student who is researching shanties. I will beginning work on my dissertation this summer. I am in the process of trying to track down information about two shanties, one of which is listed above. I have another thread concerning another song of interest: "The Shaver."

In terms of "The Good Ship Venus," I am interested in learning more about its possible origins or of other possible versions/texts. I have copies of Terry, Hugill, Doerflinger, Colcord, and Harlow; however, I am interested in any other, unexpurgated versions that may be floating around. I am particularly interested in the version taht is similar to "Friggin' in the Riggin'." Has anyone come across this shanty or know anything more about it? I have consulted Immortalia, Vance Randolph, Gershon Legman, The Roud Index, the Horntip collection, the Carpenter Collection, and the Inferno Collection.

Are there any other repositories of unexpurgated shanties that someone might know of that I have not consulted? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.