H.E. Piggott and Percy Grainger collected Shallow Brown from the singing of John Perring of Dartmouth on January 18, 1908. Again collected by Cecil Sharpe and Stan Hugill who recorded it in 1961. It is a mournful West Indies slavery shanty that we have set against Jackie Tar, a fantastic hornpipe that we've included as a nod to Nic Jones' version which we both love.
More info at 'Mainly Norfolk' here.
Shallow Brown (Roud 2621/5812)
Fare thee well, I’m bound to leave you
Shallow oh shallow brown
Fare thee well, I’m bound to leave you
Shallow oh shallow brown
My masters going to sell me
Shallow oh shallow brown
Yes my masters going to sell me
Shallow oh shallow brown
Gonna sell me for the Dollar
Shallow oh shallow brown
Gonna sell me for the Dollar
Shallow oh shallow brown
Gonna ship onboard a whaler
Shallow oh shallow brown
Gonna ship onboard a whaler
Shallow oh shallow brown
Bound away for old St Georges
Shallow oh shallow brown
Bound away for old St Georges
Shallow oh shallow brown
Fare thee well my Julianna
Shallow oh shallow brown
Fare thee well my Julianna
Shallow oh shallow brown