To anyone who didn't catch it by the rhythm of the
song, this is a sea, work shanty song. It's main purpose is meant to keep rhythm
and timing with a task, such as rowing a boat, pulling a top sail, or scrubbing
a deck.
During the eighteenth century the Hanoverian Tyrants of England,
especially after the Last Jacobite Rebellion, press ganged many Scottish and
Irish young boys into service in the Royal Navy. So being so young, many of the
boys adopted old wives songs that they heard their mothers sing to keep rhythm
with the work. (Notes from the video comments).
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