Another chantey that I think belongs to the "family of resemblance" with this one is "Shake Her, Johnny, Shake Her."

The version in Hugill's SfSS (probably a composite, but in the main supposed to have been learned from Harding the Barbarian), starts,

A gal asleep with a blue dress on,
    Shake 'er Johnny, shake ''er!
She waitin' there for your Uncle Tom,
    Shake 'er and we'll wake 'er.

The rest is here on the 'Cat:

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=115952

Perhaps others (besides me) also hear the similar melodic contour, rhythmic sensibility, and, most importantly, the 'K" -- which allows "shaker john-y-shaker" map onto "hooker john-a-hoojon."

Harding gave both these shanties to Stan Hugill.