Sloop John B

"Sloop John B" is a Bahamian folk song dating back to at least 1916. It was published in several collections under various titles, including Carl Sandburg's (who sometimes got writing credit for it, though of course he did not deserve it) and Alan Lomax's, before it was commercially recorded and released. The Beach Boys learned it from the Kingston Trio, who learned it from The Weavers, who learned it from Blind Blake (Blake Alfonso Higgs), who was the house act at Nassau's Royal Victoria Hotel. The Beach Boys' cut, with multiple harmonies, was on their path breaking album Pet Sounds and also released as a single that reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The Beach Boys' version has been covered many times, the earlier folk versions not so much. But don't miss Al Jardine and the Kingston Trio at the bottom of this post, followed by a very good guitar instrumental right at the end.

Yes, the Weavers recorded with an orchestra in their early 1950s pop phase (before the blacklist):

Music begins at :40