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Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you, And hear your rolling rivers Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Away, you rolling river. Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Away, we're bound away Cross the wide Missouri. Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter, Away, you rolling river. For her I'd cross Your roaming waters, Way, we're bound away Across the wide ...
John Skenandoa (/ ˌ s k ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /; c. 1706 [1] – March 11, 1816), also called Shenandoah (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /) among other forms, was an elected chief (a so-called "pine tree chief") of the Oneida. He was born into the Iroquoian-speaking Susquehannocks, but was adopted into the Oneida of the Iroquois Confederacy.
It was adopted unanimously by the Virginia Senate as the official state song of Virginia on June 30, 2015. [1] Sung to the traditional tune " Oh Shenandoah ," with music arranged by Jim Papoulis, its lyrics were written by Mike Greenly .
If you assume the song is about Shenandoah the river, then it clearly makes sense. A Virginian who is emigrating to the Planes says he longs to hear or see the river Shenandoah, and "loves its daughter", meaning he left a love in the valley (a daughter of the valley, a very common expression then and now).
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Oh Shenandoah", a popular American folk song or sea shanty; Shenandoah (band), a country music group Shenandoah, their 1987 self-titled debut album; Shenandoah, a band formed by Arlo Guthrie "Shen-an-doah", the closing song on Pitchshifter's 2002 album PSI
Harry Belafonte’s music career started somewhat by accident while he was pursuing his acting ambitions in the late ‘40s. Studying drama at The New School alongside Marlon Brando and Sidney ...
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