I could make this a Pulling Shanty easy enough. Counting the beats against the syllables it would make up to a ceremonial tempo quite nicely. But I have no idea if the melody ever was a proper working song.

Don


(F'rd)Speed bonnie (Pull)boat,



Like a (F'rd)bird on the (Pull)wing.


(F'rd)"Onward" the (Pull) sailors cry(F'rd).


Car(Pull)ry the la(F'rd)d


That's bo(Pull)rn to be (F'rd)king


(Pull)Over the (F'rd)sea to Sk(Pull)ye.