by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Shenandoah
Language: English
"O, Shenandoah, it's far I wander," Away, you rolling river. "O, Shenandoah, it's far I wander," Away, I'm bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri. "O, Shenandoah, I love your daughters," Away, you rolling river. "O, Shenandoah, I love your daughters," Away, I'm bound away, 'cross the wide Missouri. "O, Shenandoah, I long to see you," Away, you rolling river. "O, Shenandoah, I long to see you," Away, I'm 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 Roger Ames , "Shenandoah" [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Celius Dougherty.
Set in a modified version by Stephen White.
Set in a modified version by Percy Aldridge Grainger.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-09-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 74