. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. To hear the men sin Chantey man : I left my baby standin ' in the back door cryin', Honey, don't go! Fishermen: Lawd, lawd, don't go! Chantey man : I'd go home but ain't got no money! Fishermen : Lawd, lawd, ain't got no money! The menhaden fishermen sang. In unison, menhaden fishermen heaved their nets, heavy with catch, to the rhythm of their song or chantey. They sang about the women they left behind, about money, about a mule, about whatever came to the mind of the chanteyman. But it wasn't the words t
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. To hear the men sin Chantey man : I left my baby standin ' in the back door cryin', Honey, don't go! Fishermen: Lawd, lawd, don't go! Chantey man : I'd go home but ain't got no money! Fishermen : Lawd, lawd, ain't got no money! The menhaden fishermen sang. In unison, menhaden fishermen heaved their nets, heavy with catch, to the rhythm of their song or chantey. They sang about the women they left behind, about money, about a mule, about whatever came to the mind of the chanteyman. But it wasn't the words that mattered; it was the rhythm—a rhythm that set muscles straining and sweat rolling, a rhythm that enabled 25 men to "harden" nets laden with thousands of pounds of menhaden. "The men would sing a verse, then pull just as hard as they could, then take another chantey," says Berkeley Simpson. "The words didn't sound too good (the chan- teys were peppered with obscenities), but some of those fellows could really sing. When we were working in Long Island Sound, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five sailboats would gather around us to hear the men ; It is believed that the menhaden chanteys originated in the South, most likely in North Carolina. Like other Photo by J Foster Scott. The mother ship waits as two purse boats make the final set of the day off the beach at Rodanthe Hampton Mariners Museum Photo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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