Post by Administrator on Nov 26, 2022 21:07:39 GMT
Bound for the Rio Grande
There are many variations on both the the words and the melody of this classic favorite sea shanty floating around. I've stayed with the melody that I've heard most often recorded and sung at festivals. I decided to start with a couple of traditional verses, and follow with some of my own (which nonetheless borrow snatches from traditional verses I've heard sung), to make the song a circular story of leaving, voyaging, and returning home.
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There are many variations on both the the words and the melody of this classic favorite sea shanty floating around. I've stayed with the melody that I've heard most often recorded and sung at festivals. I decided to start with a couple of traditional verses, and follow with some of my own (which nonetheless borrow snatches from traditional verses I've heard sung), to make the song a circular story of leaving, voyaging, and returning home.
LINK