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14 Music of the Waters. |
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At the last word every man will throw his whole strength into the pull, all singing it in chorus, quickly and explosively, and so jump by jump, the sheet will be hauled taut at last. This very practical and certainly nautical explanation of the use of a capstan chanty I found in an old number of Chambers' Journal, to whose clever and instructive columns I owe many hints on the subject of sailors and their songs.
Another version of " Haulin' the Bowlin'."
1. Haul on the bowlin', the fore and main-top bowlin',
Haul on the bowlin*, the bowling Haul.
2. Haul on the bowlin', the packet she's a rollin',
Haul on the bowlin', the bowlin', Haul.
3. Haul on the bowlin', the captain he's a growling
Haulin' the bowlin', the bowlin', Haul.
At the word Haul, which terminates each couplet, the tars give a tremendous jerk on the rope. |
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One of the wildest and most mournful of the sailor songs is " Lowlands." The chorus is even more than usually |
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