That odd 'boxing glove' chorus had an earlier form, in the song "Ten Thousand Miles Away," written and composed by J. B. Geoghegan.

Chorus-
So blow the winds, Heigh-ho,
A-roving I will go,
I'll stay no more on England's shore,
So let the music play!
I'll start by the morning train,
To cross the raging main,
For I'm on the move to my own true love,
Ten thousand miles away.

This song, with music, in Scottish Student's Song Book, 1896 edition. The music is that used for "A Capital Ship," in the same edition but printed without music.

I dont know how these songs relate to each other.