I leaned my back up against an oak Thinkin' it was a trusty tree 50+ videos Play all Mix - Pete Seeger - The Water is Wide YouTube Down By The Riverside Pete Seeger 7 24 1963 - Duration: 8:44. It remains popular in the 21st century. The modern lyric for "The Water Is Wide" was consolidated and named by Cecil Sharp in 1906 from multiple older sources in southern England, following English lyrics with very different stories and styles but the same The lyrics for "Waly, Waly, Gin Love Be Bonny" from Some popular lyrics for "The Water is Wide" are within the book Jürgen Klos traces the first verse to "I'm Often Drunk And Seldom Sober" (c. 1780), the second to "The Seamans leave taken of his sweetest Margery" (c. 1660), the third to "Oh Waly, Waly, Gin Love Be Bonny" (already 'old' when published in c. 1724), and the fourth to "Hey trollie lollie, love is jolly" (c. The imagery of the lyrics describes the challenges of love: "Love is handsome, love is kind" during the novel honeymoon phase of any relationship. Even true love, the lyrics say, can "fade away like morning dew." Kálmán Tóth 677,775 views

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"O Waly, Waly" has been a popular choice for arrangements by classical composers, in particular Because the melody is consistent with the words of Classical singers who have recorded "O Waly, Waly" include "The Water is Wide" has also been recorded countless times, with popular renditions by The lyrics vary from period to period and from singer to singer. (repeat twice in parts with one part higher than the other and then sing in round with group two beginning to sing at the word 'Nor') It is related to Child Ballad 204 (Roud number 87), Jamie Douglas, which in turn refers to the ostensibly unhappy first marriage of James Douglas, 2nd Marquis of Douglas to Lady Barbara Erskine. Cecil Sharp published the song in Folk Songs From Somerset (1906). 50+ videos Play all Mix - Celtic Woman- The Water Is Wide YouTube; Awakening - Duration: 5:15. Carolyn Hester recorded the song twice, first on her self-titled LP for Tradition Records in 1960, then on her John Gorka sang the song on the 1998 album "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", a two-CD celebration of Pete Seeger songs by numerous artists.Schoonerfare sang "The Water is Wide" on their 2005 album, titled The second Christmas album from Christian rock band, Mercyme, used the tune for their arrangement of "David Sanborn recorded the song, with Linda Ronstadt on vocals, in 1985. There is a ship and it sails on the sea Loaded deep as deep can be But not as deep as the love I'm in I know not if I sink or swim. "The Water Is Wide" (also called "O Waly, Waly" or simply "Waly, Waly") is a folk song of Scottish origin, based on lyrics that partly date to the 1600s. 5:15. However, as time progresses, "love grows old, and waxes cold." Sailing - Duration: 4:08.

Celtic Woman Official 41,452 views. The water is wide and I can't cross over Neither have I wings that I could fly Build me a boat that can carry two And both shall row my love and I. Arrangement was by Don Grolnick. Irish Roses: Women of Celtic Song-The Water is Wide - YouTube