Capt. Whall provides the following partial songs under the heading "Shakings"
On the twenty-fourth November, boys,
'Twas in the Channel we lay
Awaiting for fresh orders, boys,
Our anchor for to weigh;
Bound for the coast of Africay,
Our orders there, also
Were for to kill and destroy, my boys,
Wherever we might go...
Timber droghers would sing:
Was you ever in Quebec a-launching timber on the deck?
Ch: Because we was a young thing lately left her mammy, O.
The West Indiaman had:
Give me the gal can dance fandango,
Ch: Running down to Cuba
Of such special shanties I have not made a collection, nor have I given shanties of other nations, such, for instance, as the Calashie whine of
Kis ki ma doo day cal as-sie
Ch: Kis ki ma doo-day
that rang in our ears all day long in Calcutta, and to which Sailor John gave a most improper rendering; or the "Good-bye" song of the Kanaka:
Good-bye, my [f]ennie, O li ah O ti a