Stan H. published his now familiar version of "Maui" in an issue of _Spin_ back around 1970. At Mystic in 1988 he said that he'd learned the song from a shipmate named Paddy Griffith, who was "an old man" when Stan knew him in the 1920s.

Stan observed that Griffith's version was the only one with a tune, but that is incorrect. Frederick P. Harlow gives a text with an indifferent tune that in some places resembles "Tenting Tonight."

The Griffith/ Hugill tune was known in the 18th century as "The Miller of Dee." Lloyd's version on _Leviathan_ goes to what sounds like a hymn tune. The notes give no information as to its origin, but to judge from other songs in the album, as well as from Lloyd's usual practice, he probably picked it himself. On the other hand, it bears some resemblance to "The Miller of Dee."

"Rolling Down to Old Maui" has not often been reported by collectors. Gale Huntington offers a text from a 19th century logbook along with yet another tune.

I agree with Dick and others that Stan's final stanza - not found elsewhere - sounds like a later addition, but there seems to be no real evidence to show that he himself wrote it. Of course, he could have. And he could have composed or adapted any number of the shanty verses he published. We may never know - and it probably doesn't matter very much in the scheme of things.