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A good example might be what I and others did with the "Yangste River Shanty" as composed by Hamish Maclaren who suggested that it was to be sung in the traditional "shanty style." Here's a link to the original words, the lyrics as I revised them, and a MP3 sample of how I originally sang it: Click and go to MP3 sample

Barry Finn reworked the song as a more traditional style shanty and it's since been recorded by him and Neil Downey on Fathom This!, by John Roberts on Ye Mariners All, Danny Spooner, and most recently by Two Black Sheep & a Stallion. I'll see if I can dig up some links to how they sing the song. Most of the renditions are closer to Barry's version than my own, and I now sing it closer to Barry's version myself.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble