I am reading "In The Heart Of The Sea", a book about the sinking of the whaleship Essex. The author printed the words to The Nantucket Girl's Song as recorded by Eliza Brock in her journal sometime between 1853 and 1856. Here they are:

The Nantucket Girl's Song
Then I'll haste to wed a sailor,
And send him off to sea,
For a life of independence,
Is the pleasant life for me,
But every now and then,
I shall like to see his face,
For it always seems to me,
To beam with manly grace,
With his brow so nobly open,
And his dark and kindly eye,
Oh my heart beats fondly towards him,
Whenever he is nigh,
But when he says, "Goodbye, my love,
I'm off across the sea."
First I cry for his departure,
Then laugh because I'm free.

Anyone know of a tune to fit it?