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GUEST,Phil d'Conch Maritime work song in general (764* d) RE: Maritime work song in general 21 Dec 24

Canterbury, New Zealand:
“We were amused with seeing the Maoris at work. They struck, shovelled, &c., altogether, keeping time to a song, like sailors at a windlass.”
[A Selection from the Writings and Speeches, Godley, 1863]
John Robert Godley (1814–1861)


South Devon:
“We are so primitive that we actually have no windlass, no capstan, among us; so that when the smacks, which come broadside on, are grounded on the beach, all the available pulling and hauling force sits down in a line behind each other, and, with a cheery “Yo-ho” song, by sheer manual strength drags the boat out of tide-reach.”
[Yates, On Kicking Up One's Heels, Temple Bar, Vol. 9, 1863]

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