diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4d65943..da5238c 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4127,11 +4127,15 @@ const SINGALONG_PIECES=(function(){
     [2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,2,6],
     5,A3);
   // ── Blow the Man Down ──
+  // Verified against a period arrangement (gmajormusictheory.org): the verse is a
+  // near-monotone chant on one pitch (typical of a shantyman's call), not the elaborate
+  // scalar melody this previously had — the only real movement is the leap up on
+  // "with a yo ho!" and the "blow the man down" hook.
   var blowman=pub("Blow the Man Down","Sea Shanty (Trad.)",120,
-    [C4,E4,G4,G4,F4,E4,D4,C4,D4,E4,F4,E4,D4,C4,C4,E4,G4,C5,B4,A4,G4,F4,E4,D4,C4],
-    [0,2,3,3,1,2,1,0,1,2,1,2,1,0,0,2,3,0,3,0,3,1,2,1,0],
-    [2,2,4,2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,6,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,8],
-    5,C4);
+    [A4,A4,A4,A4,B4,A4,A4,A4,A4, E5,C5,A4, A4,A4,A4,A4, A4,A4,B4,A4,A4,A4,A4,A4,A4, A4,A4,A4,A4,B4,A4,A4],
+    [0,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,0, 2,1,0, 0,0,0,0, 0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,3,0,0],
+    [2,1,1,2,2,1,1,2,4, 2,2,8, 2,2,2,6, 2,1,1,2,2,1,1,2,4, 2,2,2,4,2,2,6],
+    5,A4);
   // ── Randy Dandy Oh ──
   var randy=pub("Randy Dandy Oh","Sea Shanty (Trad.)",130,
     [G4,G4,A4,B4,B4,A4,G4,E4,D4,G4,G4,A4,B4,D5,B4,A4,G4,E4,D4,G4,A4,B4,D5,B4,G4],