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The song then concludes with the last words of the protagonist's mother. She told her daughter to "not be so wild", and commented that the Mississippi River is "so deep and wide I can stand right here, see my babe from the other side." The dying woman then concluded: "I may not see you after I cross the deep blue sea."
Oh, dig my grave both wide and deep (wide and deep); Put tombstones at my head and feet (head and feet) And on my breast you may carve a turtle dove To signify I died of love. (Chorus) [3] [4] Note: The Hill version has "And on my breast carve a turtle dove". The penultimate verse does not appear in this oldest published version.
"The Water Is Wide" may be considered a family of lyrics with a particular hymn-like tune. [1]"O Waly Waly" (Wail, Wail) may be sometimes a particular lyric, sometimes a family tree of lyrics, sometimes "Jamie Douglas", sometimes one melody or another with the correct meter, and sometimes versions of the modern compilation "The Water Is Wide" (usually with the addition of the verse starting "O ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Junior's Bedtime Songs is an album released by Big Idea on May 21, 2002. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ... Deep And Wide;
The song appeared on their studio album Lovin' Things, which was released the same year. It later appeared on the band's compilation albums More Golden Grass and Their 16 Greatest Hits, which were released in 1970 and 1971 respectively. [7] The song has also been included on multiple subsequent compilations by the group.
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To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide, Through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim; The sullen stream had no fears for him; But he turned, when safe on the other side, And built a bridge to span the tide. "Old man", said a fellow pilgrim, near, "You are wasting strength with building here;
According to the Opies, the title "A Sailor Went to Sea" was a joke that originated or was perpetuated in the song "We Joined the Navy" (aka "We Saw The Sea") from the 1936 movie Follow the Fleet. [ 2 ]