The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty)
Language: English
Where are you going to, my pretty maid? O away Rio; We are bound to the Rio Grande. O away Rio. And may I go with you my pretty maid? O away Rio; Have you a sweetheart my pretty maid? O away Rio; I'm afraid you're a bad one, kind sir, she replied. O away Rio.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Baron Berners (1883 - 1950), "The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty)", 1921, published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Three songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-08-03
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