I don't know if this has been noted yet, but "Stormalong" also appears in WHITE'S ETHIOPIAN MELODIES!

"Storm along. Stormy."

"As sung by J. Smith, of White's Serenaders, at the Melodeon."

"O I wish I was in Mobile bay,
    Storm along Stormy.
Screwing cotton all de day,
    Storm along Stormy.
O you rollers storm along,
    Storm along Stormy.
Hoist away an' sing dis song,
    Storm along Stormy.

1 wish I was in New Orleans,
          Storm along Stormy.
Eating up dem pork and beans,
          Storm along Stormy.
Roll away in spite ob wedder,
          Storm along Stormy.
Come, lads, push all togedder,
    Storm along Stormy.

I wish I was in Baltimore,
          Storm along Stormy.
Dancing on dat Yankee shore,
          Storm along Stormy.
One bale more, den we'be done,
          Storm along Stormy.
De sun's gwan down, an' we'll go home.
    Storm along Stormy."

It seems like it may be describing rolling bales of cotton, then hoisting them aboard a ship (but not stowing them, probably the job of a different crew).

In any case, I am surprised to find this amongst minstrel songs. It would appear that it was taken from the work song repertoire into popular song; usually (I'd guess) it is the other way around. Compare also the 1839 citation of "Fire Down Below" in my last post, which suggests that it may also have been used as a work song before it appeared on the minstrel stage.