It appears that sea shanties are all the rage on the internet. I can’t help noting that my wife discovered and embraced them a decade ago when searching for appropriate music for the DVD of our Cape Cod trip. We were obviously ten years before our time.
If you can find it, I recommend the version of “Soon May the Wellerman Come” by a guy named David Coffin, who is quoted in today’s NYT article on sea shanties. It has a deep melancholy feel to it that never goes out of style, but is particularly appropriate for where the country is today.