Fowke's version, from a 1940 ms. prepared by T. Brenton Smith from the recollection of his father, William H. Smith (1867-1955) of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

SHILOH BROWN

Oh Shiloh had a baby;
Shiloh Shiloh Brown;
It was born on a Sunday;
Shiloh Shiloh Brown;
And they sent it to school on a Monday;
Shiloh Shiloh Brown.

Oh my Lord, what a baby;
Shiloh Shiloh Brown;
It's Oh my Lord, what a baby;
Shiloh Shiloh Brown.

William H. Smith's note: "Sung by Nova Scotia sailors. Never heard this sung by foreign sailors. Jim Hensey, colored man of Liverpool, who was only one voyage, so far as I know, sung it a lot.
Jim Hensey and local sailors sang this frequently at launchings, quite lately. (TBS has heard this sung at launchings)."

It's interesting that Smith seems to have heard the song frequently from several singers over many years yet could only recall these few uninspired verses, related to the nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy." Someone, I forget who, also heard similar verses to "Reuben Ranzo.'