by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Shenandoah
Language: English
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Away, you rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you, Away, I'm bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri. Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter Away, you rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I love your daughter Away, I'm bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri This white man loves your Indian maiden, Away, you rolling river In my canoe with notions laden, Away, I'm bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri Farewell, goodbye, I shall not grieve you, Away, you rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you, Away, we 're bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stephen White (b. 1943), "Shenandoah" [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Celius Dougherty.
Set in a modified version by Roger Ames.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-10-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 101