I've been playing the pretty song 'Blow Ye Winds Southerly' on the piano. In it, a woman longs for her lover's barque to return safely to harbor.

1. In the days of sail, did real men consent to associate with barques? Or do barques mostly exist in twee poetry?

2. What if it's spelled with a k - bark?

3. The song originated in northern England. If they blow southerly, they must be coming from even further north, and they'll be strong and cold. What's the deal?