Recently at the Mystic Sea Music Fest. the Buckingham Lining Bar Gang show how they would straighten out track. They formed a line, of maybe 5 men between the 2 rails facing one rail, all in the same direction another 5 men on the outside track, facing the same way as the others, they'd all take their bars side them under the track, one man between each tie with a bar jimmying the track inches at a time. The songs they used were the same as these chants. The caller would sing the song first so every one would know what they were working to, the;

Ain't no use in writing home (all would lift on home)
Jody got your girl an gone (all would lift on gone)

the lifting would only be enough to move the track an inch or two at a time. The song "Lining Track" could be sung in this "Jody" style, if sung the way it's famous the movements mould have to happen durning the chours rather than durning the verse. What a performance, thought I'd share it. Barry