Blow the man down

Posted by ESC on May 31, 2006

In Reply to: Blow the man down posted by Ken on May 31, 2006

: I would like to know the meaning of "blow the man down"
: I understand that it was sung on Western sailing ships however what does it mean

I'm thinking it refers to the wind slowing a sailor around on a ship. See: www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 12 messages 263.html