by Joan Anim-Addo (b. 1948)
Nightmare Canoe (Ship of Slaves)
Language: English
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Chorus Ooweh oowah. heh, heh, heh, heh Ooweh oowah. Tossed and dashed and tossed again. Hold on, hold on for the children. Ooweh oowah Heh, heh, heh, heh Ooweh oowah
Text 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 Odaline de la Martinez (b. 1949), "Nightmare Canoe (Ship of Slaves)", 2012 [ satb chorus and orchestra ], from The Crossing, no. 2, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-08
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Word count: 30