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