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This song is about a “keel” (coal-carrying boat) on the River Tyne in England. It was first published in 1770 in a Scottish folk song book, but it is unknown whether it originated in England or Scotland. (source) (source)
Lyrics
1. As I came through Sandgate, through Sandgate, through Sandgate,
As I came through Sandgate, I heard a lassie sing:
Refrain
Weel may the keel row, the keel row, the keel row,
Weel may the keel row that my laddie’s in. (repeat)
2. He wears a blue bonnet, blue bonnet, blue bonnet,
He wears a blue bonnet, a dimple in his chin. Refrain
See also
- songs from England
- songs from Scotland
- songs with dotted eighth / sixteenth note patterns
- songs with chords I, IV, V
- source: Making Music Your Own, Grade 6, Silver Burdett Company, 1965
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