Little Sally Racket

Hugill says this was popular among “Negro” or “checkerboard” crews and is either from Barbados or Jamaica. It is a variant of a common cargo working song among the timber stowers of Quebec and elsewhere.

  Little Sally Racket
 
 
Little Sally Racket
Haul him away
She pawned my best jacket
Haul him away
And she lost the ticket
Haul him away
And-a haul him high up
Haul him away
 
Little Kitty Carson
Haul him away
Got caught up with a parson
Haul him away
Now she’s got a little bar’son
Haul him away
And-a haul him high up
 
Little Nancy Dawson
Haul him away
Well she got a notion
Haul him away
For our poor old bosun
Haul him away
And-a haul him high up
Haul him away
 
Little Suzy Skinner
Haul him away
She said she’s a beginner
Haul him away
And she prefers it to her dinner
Haul him away
So out lads and win her
Haul him away
 
Well my fighting cocks now
Haul him away
Haul and spilt her blocks now,
Haul him away
And we’ll stretch aloft boys
Haul him away
And that’ll be enough boys
Haul him away
And-a haul him high up
Haul him away