Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Dating from before the 1850's in aural tradition and originating in the USA, the words were first printed in 1852 with a different melody to the one most commonly known today.  The melody used today was first recorded in 1881.  Both the lyricist and composer are unknown - as is any deeper meaning behind the lyrics.

The melody used today works extremely well as a 4 part 'round'.

The original lyrics contained only the first verse (very similar to how we know it).  All mention of crocodiles, screaming etc. are subsequent additions.

Our version of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

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