Lightly Row

X: 97
T: Lightly Row
N: Arrangement copyright, 1915, by The Cable Company.
%R: air, march
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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[| d B B2 | c A A2 | G A B c | d d d2 |
w: 1.~Light-ly row! Light-ly row! O'er the glass-y waves we go;
w: 2.~Far a-way!    Far a-way!    Ech-o in the rocks at play,
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d B B2 | c A A2 | G B d d | B2 z2 |
w: Smooth-ly glide, Smooth-ly glide, On the si-lent tide.
w: Call-eth not,    Call-eth not,    To this lone-ly spot.
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A A A A | A B c2 | B B B B  | B c d2 |
w: Let the winds and wa-ters be    Min-gled with our mel-o-dy;
w: On-ly with the sea-bird's note Shall our dy-ing mu-sic float;
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d B B2 | c A A2 | G B d d | B2 z2 |]
w: Sing and float, Sing and float In our lit-tle boat.
w: Light-ly row!   Light-ly row!  Ech-o's voice is low!
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/EverydaySongBook1/0198
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/EverydaySongBook2/0198

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