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I am fascinated with the "chanties" printed in THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND. They all seem traditionally based, although what's called "The Walking Song" is modified to work with the story. Obviously the Rev. Kellogg was very familiar with this type of music. I hope you take no offense, given your discovery of these songs, but I've decided to post the lot of them here:

THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND, by Rev. Elijah Kellogg, published by Lee & Shepherd, Boston, Massachusetts, US, © 1869, p. 128

ISAIAH'S SONG
(warping up to the dock).

Wind blow from de mountain cool,
O, stow me long!
Mudder send me to de school;
Stow me long, stow me!

Den I stow myself away,
O, stow me long!
Way, way to de Isle ob May;
Stow me long, stow me!

Go ashore to see de town,
O, stow me long!
Hear de music, walk aroun';
Stow me long, stow me!

Dere I hear Miss Dinah sing,
O, stow me long!
Washin' linen at de spring;
Ha-a, stow me long,
Stow me long, stow me!
Ha-a, stow me long,
Stow me long, stow me!

Straight I lub Miss Dinah Gray,
O, stow me long!
Dinah lub me, so she say;
Stow me long, stow me!
Get her necklace, get her ring,
O, stow me long!

Happy nigger, shout and sing;
Stow me long, stow me!
Wind a blowin' fresh and free,
O, stow me long!

Vessel ready for de sea;
Stow me long, stow me!
See de tear in Dinah's eye,
O, stow me long!

Berry sorry see her cry.
Ha-a, stow me long,
Stow me long, stow me!
Ha-a, stow me long,
Stow me long, stow me!

Tink ob Dinah ebery day,
O, stow me long!
Wishin' ob de time away;
Stow me long, stow me!

Buy her gown, buy her fan,
O, stow me long!
Dinah lub anudder man;
Stow me long, stow me!

Wish I hadn't been a fool,
O, stow me long!
Neber run away from school.
Ha-a, stow me long,
Stow me long, stow me!
Ha-a, stow me long,
Stow me long, stow me!

Note:

This one's chorus lines are irregular in the original text.

THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND, by Rev. Elijah Kellogg, published by Lee & Shepherd, Boston, Massachusetts, US, © 1869, p. 131

Flour's Song
(warping up to the dock).

De blue-bird robbed de cherry-bird's nest,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!
He robbed her nest, and brake her rest,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!

Cherry-bird chirp, and cherry-bird cry,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!
Cherry-bird mourn, cherry-bird die,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!

De black cat eat de blue-bird now,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!
He catch him sittin' on de bough,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!

He nip his head, he tear his breast,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!
Pay him for de cherry-bird's nest,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!

De gard'ner shoot de ole black cat,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!
Den rat make it tit for tat,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!

De gard'ner pull him down de tree,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!
Den dat square de yards, you see,
Hilo, boys, a hilo!

THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND, by Rev. Elijah Kellogg, published by Lee & Shepherd, Boston, Massachusetts, US, © 1869, p. 133

Hand Ober Hand
(warping up to the dock).

Cuffee stole my bacca,
Hand ober hand, O!
Scratch him,
Hand ober hand, O!

Put it in his pocket,
Hand ober hand, O!
Kick him,
Hand ober hand, O!

Now he's gwine to smoke it,
Hand ober hand, O!
Bite him,
Hand ober hand, O!

THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND, by Rev. Elijah Kellogg, published by Lee & Shepherd, Boston, Massachusetts, US, © 1869, p. 133

Walking Song
(warping up to the dock).

Take de line, an' walk away,
Ho-o; ho, ho, ho!
Gwine to leabe you; cannot stay,
Fire down below!

Gwine to leabe you, Johnny Bull,
Ho-o; ho, ho, ho!
'Cause yer dunno how ter pull,
Fire down below!

Like as do dis Yankee crew,
Ho-o; ho, ho, ho!
Warpin' ob de ballahoo,
Fire down below!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble