Well, this song worked quite nicely at the Press Room shanty swap last evening, with a concertina introduction of the tune. I did have to raise the key from F to G to fill the space. I think I'm gonna have great fun with this Sailortown song.

I really hadn't thoguht about the appropriateness of the title until someone brought it up. It's clear that it's a reference to "the road to Hell being paved with good intentions." I still haven't found a good slang term for the clerk at the shipping office who pays the crew.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble