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Thread #37548   Message #523742
Posted By: Skipper Jack
08-Aug-01 - 03:40 PM
Thread Name: What is a Shanty
Subject: RE: What is a Shanty
Dear Jeep Man

Get hold of Stan Hugill's "Shanties Of The Seven Seas" if you can. That will more than answer your question.

Incidentally, as well as co-ordinating the crew into pulling together, the shanty also provided them with a bit of much needed light relief. The shantyman would make up verses which among other things would take the p**s out of the "afterguard" (The skipper and officers)