Discover the story of the song > Shanty Man – fisherman’s friends

The song talks about how modern ships don't need a shanty man anymore because they use new technology and don't require manual labor. The protagonist feels that this is wrong and that the old ways were better. He sings about how sailors used to have a hard life, but now things are too easy. The ghostly sound in the end suggests that maybe the old ways still have a place in the modern world.