shantey
/ˈʃænti/
noun
- A type of song traditionally sung by sailors while working, especially to coordinate tasks like hauling ropes or raising sails.
- My grandfather taught me a sea shantey about a voyage to the Arctic.
- The crew sang a lively shantey as they pulled the anchor rope together.
- At the maritime festival, a group performed a traditional shantey with a chorus everyone could join.