Database: Shanties

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Sea shanties are work songs sung by gangs of sailors to help coordinate group labor, especially with sails and rigging. The songs take the form of a call-and-response, with a soloist leading the song and the bulk of the sailors echoing and multi-sourced, often referencing popular music, folk tunes, and the everyday realities of a sailor's life.