1853        Markham, Clement Robert. _Franklin's Footsteps: A Sketch of Greenland, along the Shores of which his Expedition Passed._ London: Chapman and Hall.

The author was a part of an expedition in 1850-51 that went in search of the lost Sir John Franklin, who of course had sought a Northwest Passage through the Arctic Regions (1845). Markham's description of the lands along Franklin's routes ends with a little dramatic sketch, involving benevolent and malevolent spirits clashing in the Arctic. At one point there is a stage direction, without much context but presumably to provide atmosphere, which says:

Men sing "The sailor loves his bottle, oh!" at first in a low tone, then gradually increasing as they pass over the stage.