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GUEST,Timbrel | BS: sea shanties (38) | RE: BS: sea shanties | 12 Jun 00 |
In order to load the bales into the ship, they actually did screw them into place to jam-pack the most possible cotton into the hull. Cotton-screwing was often done in the south by slaves and african-american longshoremen, so their music became one of the major influences on chanteys. |