A well-known Dibdinesque type song is 'The Topsail Shivers in the wind' words by a Captain Thompson with music by Michael Arne. It was more of a drawingroom song than a sailor's song, but Huntington gave a version from a whaling log in 'Songs the Whalermen Sang'. I could imagine it being sung aft but not by ordinary crew members. Too flowery. It dates back to the 18thc.