Drunken sailor
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snydersI wonder what "up she rises" means. Is it a ship on the waves, a sail that is raised, or an achor that is raised. It is possible to call a ship "she", but is it possible to call a sail or an anchor she?
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Date: 2011-10-23 07:00 am (UTC)Next we have two options:
1) People say, "she" was often used at sea when relating to a ship part regardless of its proper gender. It's possible.
2) On the other hand - as I feel myself - "up she rises" is still related to the motion of ship on the water and have no practical meaning. The rhytm is practical, not the song.
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Date: 2011-10-23 09:44 am (UTC)Thank you. This was my first impression too before I started reading about chanties.
Wiki says it is a Stamp-'n'-Go Shanty. Indeed the refrain sounds more active than a monotone raising of an anchor.