Sea Songs & Shanties / Various

Sea Songs & Shanties / Various

• Sea
• V/A
• Songs

26 traditional English and American sea songs and shanties, including<br>Haul Away Joe, What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor, Rio Grande,<br>High Barbaree, Can t You Dance the Polka, and many more.<br><br><br>In the days of the sailing ships these songs were not used solely<br>for entertainment, but served as time-keepers with the practical<br>purpose of welding together a team of men in the working of<br>their ship. Their singing ensured that they pulled ropes or worked<br>pumps in rhythm, and helped pass the time.