Music Of The Waters - online book
Sailors' Chanties, Songs Of The Sea, Boatmen's, Fishermen's,
Rowing Songs,
& Water Legends with lyrics & sheet music
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Music of the Waters. 15 |
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meaningless, but the song is the sighing of the wind and the throbbing of the restless ocean translated into melody :— |
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Much care was evidently given to " Lowlands" by the chanty-men. It has often been improved. In its original form the first chorus was shorter and less striking, and the words of the second chorus were, " My dollar and a half a day."
Solo.—Lowlands, Lowlands, away, my John. Chorus.—My dollar and a half a day.
Solo.—I took up my clothes and I went away. Chorus. — Lowlands, Lowlands, a-ray. Of the same general character as " Lowlands," though inferior to it, is the song that was usually known as "Across the Western Ocean." There are several variations of the second chorus, none of which could be called improvements. |
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