Mudcat Café message #2873850

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Thread #128220 Message #2873850
Posted By: John Minear
28-Mar-10 - 09:06 AM
Thread Name: The Advent and Development of Chanties
Subject: RE: The Advent and Development of Chanties

Here is a reference from 1838 to singing "that good old song 'O! storm along!" from NA MOTU: OR, REEF-ROVING IN THE SOUTH SEAS, by Edward T. Perkins, published in 1854.

http://books.google.com/books?id=1zxCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA99&dq=Storm+along+Stormy&lr=&cd=46#v=onepage&q=Storm%20along%20Stormy&f=false