Bob, I wondered if the 100 tempo was a typical tempo for a certain type of shanty. Today I realized I had heard this song many times on a tape I got from a Memphis friend. I think it was (N)Mick Hanley singing it???? and that it seemed to be done much more slowly. There must be something I don't understand about these conversions in ABC and most likely much I do not understand about tempo but without the knowledge it is hard to ask the right question.