Sea shanties are the hot new music trend and here's why

Even Kermit The Frog has joined in
Sea shanties are the hot new music trend and here's why

Welcome to sea shanty TikTok. TikTok:@jonnystewartbass

If you’re wondering what you’re missing on Tik Tok, here it is: A bunch of people singing Sea Shanties.

A sea shanty, chantey, or chanty is a type of work song that was once commonly sung to accompany labor on board large merchant sailing vessels in the mid-19th century.

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