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Yankee Jack

Statue of John Short, alias Yankee Jack, at Watchet, Somerset.

Mrs A thought we look sufficiently similar that he is my cousin...

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John Short – Yankee Jack

John Short, also known as Yankee Jack, was a sailor from Watchet. He was a prolific singer and between April and June 1914 Cecil Sharp collected 57 sea shanties from him, making him one of the largest donators of song material in Sharp’s Quantock...