Meself posted... "the book I am reading (Shanties and Sailors' Songs)"
Who is the author?

I have somewhere Songs from the Seven Seas By Hugill and must say I don't remember too many "Offensive" words. Stan does strike me as someone who would just give the lyrics as they were. The book was compiled at a time where people were a bit less sensitive to such things, or perhaps I was just not so sensitive when I read it so I did not even notice the N word. Or Stan might have been PC before it's time.
Since then bilge rats have gnawed off the cover to that book... ok it was my dog, but that is not as good a story.
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Nick