And yet another song about The Manchester Ship Canal is THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL NAVVY -   Ian Woods     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5-ACXwSJyM
And yet another is BRING THE SEA TO MANCHESTER   -   Jon Raven     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj7ihIOLxmI&list=OLAK5uy_k5aFUmD66dw9WdPtvl30S2OCxccw9SoIw

And a snitch of a recording by Nick Dow   https://www.waterwaysongs.info/Songs/M/manchester.htm