The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #167430   Message #4155205
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
16-Oct-22 - 02:50 AM
Thread Name: Maritime work song in general
Subject: RE: Maritime work song in general
“The wind was whistling through the rigging, loose ropes flying about; loud and, to me, unintelligible orders constantly given and rapidly executed, and the sailors "singing out" at the ropes in their hoarse and peculiar strains.” [p.8]

Hugill/Dana's missing shanties