The call is going out for whalermen in New England. The song warns of the conditions the potential recruit will face: Boarding masters, hard times at sea, the dangers of taking the whale. AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1859 (Journal of the Elizabeth Swift). Whalers were considered the lowest sort of sailors; most seamen had to be desperate to ship on a whaler. This song perhaps helps explain why.
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
