Shallow Brown
Language: English
Shaller Brown, you're goin' ter leave me, Shaller, Shaller Brown; Shaller Brown, you're goin' ter leave me, Shaller, Shaller Brown. Shaller Brown, don't ne'er deceive me, Shaller, Shaller Brown; Shaller Brown, don't ne'er deceive me, Shaller, Shaller Brown. You're goin' away accrost the ocean, Shaller, Shaller Brown; You're goin' away accrost the ocean, Shaller, Shaller Brown. You'll ever be my heart's devotion, Shaller, Shaller Brown; You'll ever be my heart's devotion, Shaller, Shaller Brown. For your return my heart is burning, Shaller, Shaller Brown; For your return my heart is burning, Shaller, Shaller Brown. Shaller Brown, you're goin' ter leave me, Shaller, Shaller Brown; Shaller Brown, don't ne'er deceive me, Shaller, Shaller Brown.
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 Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Shallow Brown", 1910. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 114