&messagesI would like to make these additions to my proposed list of shanties that may have been influenced by Southern Black culture.

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I am continuing to make the rather artificial distinction between "Southern Black" (US) culture and that of the West Indies with regard to shanties. There is overlap.

We've already mentioned these six shanties:

"Highland Laddie"
"Fire Maringo"
"Blow Boys, Blow"
"Fire Down Below"
"One More Day" (Colcord)
"South Australia" (Parrish, Abrahams)

I would also add:

"Sing Sally O!"/"Mudder Dinah" (Bullen)
"Poor Old Man" (Colcord)
"John Cherokee" (Colcord)
"Hilo Come Down Below" (Bullen)
"Hilonday" (L. Smith)
"The Bully Boat"/"Ranzo Ray" (Sharp)
"Running Down to Cuba" (Whall, Shay - one line)
"Hurrah, You Santy, My Dear Honey" (a version of "Can't You Dance The Polka - Alden)
"Little Sally Racket" (a version of "Cheerily, Men" - Laura Smith)
"De Sandy Boy"
"Yellow Rose of Texas"
"Tommy's Gone Away" (cotton screwing, Sharp)
"Whisky Johnny" (some verses)
"Haul Away, Joe" (some verses)
"Slapandergosheka" (according to L. Smith)