That song became popular back in 1961 when the movie SINK THE BISMARK! was released. Still a great movie!
The original tune was to a diddy about John Paul Jones. I remember my dad singing it back in the 1950s.
Heck! Now I will have to pull out my DVD and watch it!
Ever see the movie TITANIC!, the 1943 German version! Great movie with very little nazi propaganda. What makes it good is Leonardo DiCaprio was NOT in it!