--can be regarded as authoritative.
Only a portion of Capt. Whall's delightful book is devoted to
shanties, of which he prints the melodies only (without
accompaniment); and of these he does not profess to give more than
those he himself learnt at sea. I am glad, therefore, to welcome
Messrs. Curwen's project of a wide and representative collection. Dr.
Terry's qualifications as editor are exceptional, since he was reared
in an environment of nineteenth-century seamen, and is the only
landsman I have met who is able to render shanties as the old seamen
did. I am not musician enough to criticize his pianoforte
accompaniments, but I can vouch for the authenticity of the _melodies_
as he presents them, untampered with in any way.

WALTER RUNCIMAN.

_Shoreston Hall_,
_Chathill_, 1921.

CONTENTS

PAGE

FOREWORD by Sir Walter Runciman iii

INTRODUCTION v

NOTES ON THE SHANTIES xiii

WINDLASS & CAPSTAN SHANTIES:

1 Billy Boy 2

2 Bound for the Rio Grande 4

3 Good-bye, fare ye well 6

4 Johnny come down to Hilo 8

5 Clear the track, let the Bullgine run 10

6 Lowlands away 12

7 Sally Brown 16

8 Santy Anna 18

9 Shenandoah 20

10 Stormalong John 22

11 The Hog's-eye Man 24

12 The Wild Goose Shanty 26

13 We're all bound to go 28

14 What shall we do with the drunken sailor? 30

HALLIARD SHANTIES:

15 Blow, my bully boys 32

16 Blow the man down 34

17 Cheer'ly, men 36

18 Good morning, ladies all 38

19 Hanging Johnny 40

20 Hilo Somebody 42

21 Oh run, let the Bullgine run 44

22 Reuben Ranzo 46

23 The Dead Horse 48

24 Tom's gone to Hilo 50

25 Whisky Johnny