The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126347 Message #2852000
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
27-Feb-10 - 10:00 PM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Yep, "Ol' Moke" is an example of what I want to call the "hooraw chorus form," and to my mind, too, it is only a capstan chantey.