Was anyone else confused by this song?
I mean, it totally sounds like a shanty that was could have been use historically.
But, then I found out that it was written directly for the movie. Which is cool and all.
But....I totally thought it an authentic song that Disney took and put music too.

lyrics = http://www.lyricsmine.com/lyrics/37289/ ( Read more... )

Molly Joyful’s List Of Useful Resources has been updated! Many new links for you, on all aspects of life in the 18th century, with focus on life at sea and British history and daily life ( Read more... )

A Collection of the Canting Words and Terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads, Highway-Men, &c; - 1737 ( Read more... )

Apparently, Christmas was nothing like we have today. Almost all our traditions originate in the 19th Century.

This article on the Colonial Williamsburg website gives a good overview of an 18th Century Christmas ( Read more... )

The extended lyrics for "Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest" AKA "The Derelict."

This is a fictional chantey written in 1890 by Young E. Allison, who was born not far from me, in Henderson, Kentucky.

( The Derelict )

Clio & Euterpe - three volumes of 18th century songs, partially listed on a website of the same name. The site provides, in the archives, links to midi files of the tunes, plus scans of the actual pages with illustrations via .pdf. Very interesting!