1908        Williams, James H. "Joseph O'Brien, Irishman." _The Independent_ 64(3090) (20 Feb. 1908): 395.

Nothing new or exciting here. Just a logging of this writing by James H. Williams that came the year before his 1909 article devoted to chanties. He his relaying (perhaps embellished) and story from his experience (i.e. circa mid-1870s-1880s), in the context of which he takes the liberty to quote his version of HAUL AWAY JOE.

At the time of writing, Williams had "returned" to New York and was working as editor of a magazine for the Sailor's Union. Does anyone know what magazine that would be exactly?

Another question: F.P. Harlow quotes a few of Williams' chanties, which he vaguely attributes to an article published around 1920. I don't find any more specific info. I browsed The Independent for that year, but have not yet found anything. I am thinking it might be the Sailor's Union magazine that it was in (?).

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We had belayed our braces and were hauling away on the fore-sheet to the strains of that good old fore-sheet chanty:

"Haul away the bowlin',
The packet ship's a-rolling';
Away haul away,
Haul away, Joe!

Haul away together,
We'll either break or bend her;
Away, haul away,
Haul away, Joe!

Oh, haul away, my bully boys,
We're sure to make her render;
Away, haul away,
Haul away, Joe!

Oh, once I had an Irish girl,
And she was fat and lazy;
Away, haul away,
Haul away, Joe!

And now I've got a Yankee girl,
She almost sets me crazy;
Away, haul away,
Haul away, Joe!"
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