Surely, "Ranzo me ranzo ray" is the "Bound for Yokahama with a load of grand piannas" shanty. The Wild Goose shanty is in its verses pretty much this one, structured thusly:Did you ever see a wild goose sailing over the ocean?/RANZO, RANZO, WAY, HEY/They're just like them young girls when they get the notion/RANZO, RANZO, WAY. HEY.
The other morning as I was walking by the river?RRWH/I spied a pretty fair maid, her tops'ls all a-quiver/RRWH.
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