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== Capstan Shanties == | == Capstan Shanties == | ||
[[File:Wheelofpain.png|thumb|A capstan]] | [[File:Wheelofpain.png|thumb|A capstan]] | ||
A <b>capstan</b> is a large, horizontal [[wikipedia:windlass|windlass]] used on ships to raise and lower sails and anchors. As sailors marched around the capstan, they would sing these shanties to maintain a steady pace. | A <b>capstan</b> is a large, horizontal [[wikipedia:windlass|windlass]], used on ships to raise and lower sails and anchors. As sailors marched around the capstan, they would sing these shanties to maintain a steady pace. | ||
*[[Media:Drunkensailor.pdf|The Drunken Sailor]] | *[[Media:Drunkensailor.pdf|The Drunken Sailor]] | ||