Fathom the Bowl is an English drinking song, and the first known written reference to it is in a catalogue published in 1832. It should be noted that almost all versions of this song were collected in the south of England, and none from outside England. The singer of this song is inviting everyone to join the singer in praise of punch.
The term fathom, used in this fashion, refers not to a measure of distance but is used as a verb, as in to measure the depth of something. This leads one to assume that the singer of the song is either a common sailor, a naval sailor, a privateer, or possibly a pirate. The term black does not refer to race, but rather that the person in question was evil or wicked.
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