Molasses by Tom Rowe

Considering the event in this song happened on 15 January 1919, this is clearly not an authentic sea shanty. However, there is a nautical connection and the song has been written by Tom Rowe (of Schooner Fare) in the style of a shanty.

Here is the history of the event:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

Some photos of black-strap rum from here:
https://vinepair.com/articles/blackstrap-rum-explainer-guide/

And some detail on growing the sugar cane here:
https://flaviar.com/blog/rum-molasses/

More rum here:
https://punchdrink.com/articles/how-foursquare-rum-became-pappy-barbados-distillery/

Here is the Schooner Fare version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6GlajMzVf0

And their website:
http://www.outergreen.com/sfbio1.html

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