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"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is an English language nursery rhyme and a popular children's song, of American origin, often sung in a round. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19236. Lyrics
A man works a cornfield on St. Helena Island, where "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" was first attested. "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" (also called "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore", "Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore", or "Michael, Row That Gospel Boat") is a traditional spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. [2]
Eliphalet Oram Lyte (June 29, 1842 – January 3, 1913) was an American teacher and author of grammar and composition textbooks. He is credited as the composer of the tune to the popular song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in the publication The Franklin Square Song Collection (1881, New York).
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" Play round ⓘ Rounds work because after the melody is divided into equal-sized blocks of a few measures each, corresponding notes in each block either are the same, or are different notes in the same chord. This is easiest with one chord, as in "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". Play melody ⓘ
The Highwaymen was an American 1960s "collegiate folk" group. The quintet's version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore", a 19th Century African-American work song, released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a Billboard #1 hit in September 1961.
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" (1:58) "Civil War Song" (2:11) - "One brother wore blue and one brother wore grey." "Jenny Brown" (5:05) - The story of the lovely "teen-angel" Jenny Brown and her rotten sense of humor. "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (4:14)
Same Boat; The Saucy Arethusa; Ship Ahoy! (All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor) The Ship that Never Returned; Sink the Bismark (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay; Six Months in a Leaky Boat; Sloop John B; Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat; The Song of the Volga Boatmen; Song of the Yue Boatman; Southbound (Carrie Underwood song) Southern Cross (Crosby ...
"The Boat That I Row" is a song written by Neil Diamond. It was first released as the flip-side of his top 20 US hit "I Got the Feelin' (Oh No No)" in 1966 and was later included on his album Just For You. In 1967, it was recorded as a single by Lulu, reaching the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.