Hello again, this thread did get me thinking. My grandmother came from a long line of traditional fishermen here on the east coast of england, suffolk, norfolk. She wud sing traditional songs. I didnt really think about the history of the song as a child but still sing it today. I did find this history link interesting http://m.planetsuffolk.com/site/mobile?dm_path=%2Fsuffolkpei.htm&fw_sig_access_token=a403d9096010070ad332cbaf71a1384e96315792&fw_sig_potential_abuse=1&fw_sig=bee4f4873d2da28a6f4e72e118f4abfd&fw_sig_session_key=695e03f6ee82c48b27ecdd27b191301873c647351840913dfd3ced273b85521f-69586837&fw_sig_tier=1&fw_sig_time=1392003453249&fw_sig_url=http://www.planetsuffolk.com/&fw_sig_api_key=522b0eedffc137c934fc7268582d53a1&fw_sig_locale=en-US&fw_sig_permission_level=0&fw_sig_permissions=none&fw_sig_site=69586837&fw_sig_premium=1&fw_sig_is_admin=0&fw_sig_social=1&fb_sig_network=fw#2123
and wonder maybe that the song was taken over to Canada from the east coast of England and thus being a traditional song of the period :) just a thought. Any one wanting to contact me can at lindypopuk@yahoo.co.uk