Sailor Chanties and Cowboy Songs

Number 301 in the Little Blue Book ten cent pocket series, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. This book does not include melodies and most shanties include only fragments, but Finger provides context for each song.

Charles J. Finger sailed aboard the Seatoller and the Akaba, among other ships, before taking up ranching. He describes much overlap between the popular cowboy songs and those enjoyed in forecastles during the final days of sail.