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The actual origin of "Down by the Bay" is uncertain as it shares the melody with other songs. One of these is a Greek folk song called "Γιαλό, γιαλό" ("γιαλό" meaning "bay" or "seaside") exists with this same melody. [1] It is an Ionian Cantada, a style of folk music that originated in the late 19th century. [1]
The lyrics narrate the story of a woman drowning her daughter and reference the traditional American folk song "Salty Dog Blues". "Down by the Water" received critical acclaim upon its release, charting in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
During the verse, the lyrics "Got to find a dock and a bay" are heard more than once, as well as several other references to Redding's song. In 2013, Redding's son Otis Redding III performed the song at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Brannan Street Wharf on the Embarcadero in San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood.
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"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]
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