The Wellerman | U.S. Navy Band 

Howd u catch that hahah

Goes back to British-born Weller brothers Edward, George and Joseph, an later a whaling ship called the "Billy o' Tea"....

Yeah. I believe it's Scottish

1900s and it's not a sea shanty

Although its origins it’s not fully known its believe to be based a wellers rock which is in the Otago harbour. Most likely written by Scottish expats.

Are *any* of those “sailors” enlisted?

@@mgy401 All but a few of the Navy Band members are enlisted; they only have a handful of officers, and none of the performers are civilians. All the vocalists currently on the roster are Petty Officer 1st Class, Chief Petty Officer, or Senior Chief Petty Officer. The service bands recruit from the civilian sector as well as from currently serving members of the service. If you are recruited from the civilian sector you go through basic training the same as all other service recruits, but I believe there is an accelerated promotion schedule.

@@MichaelOnines Thanks for that!

I was in the Army, saw an Army band play once (in a DFac in Iraq). Never saw or heard of them training or fighting.

@@Toimu13 Went to pre-deployment training and they were running the bandsmen through at the same time. The mortuary affairs folks didn't do much fighting, either, but they were still soldiers.

god bless a tutui persona e categorias a paz da missionaria flor oremos oro per voi vabene benecione glorias aleluias

But it's not a Navy song.

Really?, all of them are Gold chevron Petty Officers?, when did enlisted ranks get to wear gold belt buckles with dress whites? SM2 Lopez 1974-78

It's not a navy song.