Forebitters are songs that sailors sang in their spare time, in the focsle where they slept, or sitting by the bitts on the foredeck. They may be songs brought from the land, but are often about the sailors’ lives at sea.
Maritime Folknet
Forebitters are songs that sailors sang in their spare time, in the focsle where they slept, or sitting by the bitts on the foredeck. They may be songs brought from the land, but are often about the sailors’ lives at sea.