Sea shanties were traditional work songs sung by sailors while hauling ropes, raising anchors and doing other rhythmic jobs aboard sailing ships, with a lead singer and a chorus answering in time. The style survived in folk music and was revived widely online in the early 2020s, when shanty singing went viral on social media and a new generation began remixing old maritime songs. Clips labelled 2700s sea shanties follow that same call and response pattern, which is why they are still shared for pirate jokes, sailing videos and adventure edits.