by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
I've never sailed the Amazon
Language: English
I've never sailed the Amazon, I've never reached Brazil; But the Don and Magdalena, They can go there when they will! Yes, weekly from Southampton Great steamers, white and gold, Go rolling down to Rio (Roll down -- roll down to Rio!), And I'd like to roll to Rio Some day before I'm old! I've never seen a Jaguar Nor yet an Armadill -- O dilloing in his armour, And I s'pose I never will, Unless I go to Rio These wonders to behold -- Roll down -- roll down to Rio -- Roll really down to Rio! Oh, I'd love to roll to Rio Some day before I'm old!
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Authorship:
- by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), no title, appears in Just So Stories, first published 1902 [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 Edward German (1862 - 1936), "Rolling down to Rio", published 1903. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2006-03-30
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Word count: 105