Heave Away
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"Heave Away" (also Heave Away, My Johnny) is a traditional sea shanty, with origins unknown. The song is recorded in the Vaughn Williams Memorial Library with Roud number 616.[1]
The earliest print version of the song is from a collection of Cecil Sharp in 1904 from Captain Vickery of Minehead, Somerset, England.[2][3][4][5]
The song was described by American folklorist Kenneth S. Goldstein as, "A favourite shanty for windlass work, when the ship was being warped out of harbour at the start of a trip."[5]