Sea shanty
WORK SONG SUNG TO ACCOMPANY LABOR ON BOARD LARGE MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS
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A sea shanty, chantey, or chanty () is a genre of traditional folk song that was once commonly sung as a work song to accompany rhythmical labor aboard large merchant sailing vessels. The term shanty most accurately refers to a specific style of work song belonging to this historical repertoire.