An Ancient Riddle — "Adam God made out of dust, But thought it best to make me fust...." "My body G… The Boothbay Whale — Lauding the clever fisherfolk of Boothbay. One-legged Skipper Jake sets out to … The Bosun's Story — Walkaway (stamp and go) shanty. Exaggerated story about a whaling voyage. The c… Brother Jonah — Brother Jonah is called to duty, but is reluctant and goes to sea; the winds be… The Coast of Peru — (The captain promises the sailors that they will spot many whales off Peru.) A … Darling Neddeen — O'Shaughnessy's song in praise of Neddeen: whales flap their tail to raise a br… Goodbye, Fare You Well (I) — "Fare you well,Julianna, you know, Hoo row, row, row, my boys, To the westward … The Greenland Whale Fishery — The singer and his companions (are forced by poverty to) sign on a whaler. They… Jonah and the Whale (Living Humble) — The story of Jonah in song, recognized by the chorus, "Living humble, humble, h… The Old Fish Song — Humorous retelling of the Jonah myth. Jonah is ordered by God to preach repenta…