Lyrics
1. Oh the wind blow east,
The wind blow west,
The wind blow the Sunshine right down in town.
The wind blow the Sunshine right down in town.
The wind blow the Sunshine right down in town.
2. Oh the wind blow east,
The wind blow west,
The wind blow the Setting Star right down in town.
The wind blow the Setting Star right down in town.
The wind blow the Setting Star right down in town.
3. Oh the wind blow east,
The wind blow west,
The wind blow the China right down in town.
The wind blow the China right down in town.
The wind blow the China right down in town.
Sunshine, Setting Star and China are ships that were blown ashore during a hurricane. (source)
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See also
- songs about the weather
- songs from the Bahamas
- songs with I IV V chords
- source:Â American Folk Songs for Children,Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
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3 thoughts on “The Wind Blow East”
Hello:
I don’t recall ever hearing this song, “The Wind Blow East” before. Is this song associated with a particular Island of the Bahamas?
My source names the origin as Nassau.
I am from the Midwest and I remember singing this song in grade school.