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Thread #170027   Message #4188410
Posted By: Lighter
21-Sep-23 - 04:12 PM
Thread Name: Whalers and chanteys?
Subject: RE: Whalers and chanteys?
“Whalers of Amagansett,” New York Tribune (Jan. 26, 1885):

“In the good old days of whale-oil lamps and Franklin fire-places, sixty whaling vessels sailed out of Sag Harbor [Long Island] and...all the hardy...crews sang of 'Liverpool Jack' and 'Hanging Johnny.'"