▁derived ▁from ▁its ▁Corn ish ▁name , ▁" h og gan ", ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁local ▁Dev on ▁and ▁Corn ish ▁sail ors ▁at ▁the ▁Dev on port ▁D ock yard ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁past y ▁sell ers ▁who ▁once ▁stood ▁outside ▁the ▁gates . ▁The ▁Dev on port ▁mar ines ▁are ▁still ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁which ▁they ▁generally ▁sing ▁at ▁public ▁displays . ▁ ▁T in - min ers ' ▁w ives ▁or ▁past y ▁sell ers ▁supposed ly ▁shout ed ▁" O gg y ▁O gg y ▁O gg y " ▁– ▁the ▁response ▁from ▁any ▁hun gry ▁min er ▁or ▁labour er ▁would ▁be ▁O i !, ▁O i !, ▁O i !. ▁The ▁chant ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁a ▁folk ▁song ▁and ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁heard ▁at ▁Corn ish ▁rugby ▁matches ▁so ▁this ▁seem ▁another ▁possible ▁origin . ▁ ▁The ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁entry ▁for ▁" O gg y " ▁states : ▁" O gg y , ▁n oun . ▁West ▁Country ▁regional ▁( orig . ▁Corn wall ) ▁and ▁Navy ▁sl ang . ▁A ▁Corn ish ▁past y . ▁Probably ▁an ▁alter ation ▁of ▁Corn ish ▁h og gan ▁pas try , ▁pie ▁( 1 8 th ▁century ), ▁perhaps ▁cogn ate ▁with ▁Wel sh ▁ch wi ogen ▁m uff in , ▁sim nel ▁c ake ▁( 1 5 6 2 ), ▁of ▁unknown ▁origin ." ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁claim ▁to ▁have ▁used ▁the