I've found the lyrics to "A Sailors Life At Sea" in some old books (online texts) amidst War of 1812-era songs.

It's jauntier than the usual plodding, posing-for-statues odes to Columbia one finds from that time. So, a good potential candidate for sing-along, sea-shanty sessions, etc.

BUT, there's no helpful "to the air of . . . " note or music sheet.

There's a clue that the song was popular, there's a parody version in a Scottish book of lyrics "to the tune of 'A Sailors Life at Sea'" dated 1842.

No online indications that anyone has lately recorded it. One (only one) lyrics-amalgamation page has the words but with the title "Jack the Guinea Pig (?)"

The chorus is:

steadily, readily,
cheerily, merrily
still from care and thinking free
Is a sailors life at sea

Anybody know the tune for this? or perhaps someone whose google-fu is better than mine can find more online clues.