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The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale
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Lowlands
Lowlands, lowlands, away my John Oh my own mother she wrote to me My dollar and a half a day
She wrote to me to come home from sea Lowlands, lowlands away my John She wrote to me to come home from sea My dollar and a half a day
A dollar a day is a hoosier's pay Lowlands, lowlands a way my John A dollar a day is a hoosier's pay My dollar and a half a day
Lowlands, lowlands, away my John
All in the night my true love came Lowlands, lowlands away my John All in the night my true love came My dollar and a half a day
She came to me all in my sleep Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Lowlands, lowlands away my John She came to me all in my sleep My dollar and a half a day
And then I knew my love was dead Lowlands, lowlands away my John And then I knew my love was dead My dollar and a half a day
Lowlands, lowlands away my John My dollar and a half a day
My John - a crew of merchant seamen were often referred to as 'the Johns'. Hoosier - They are complaining about the pay of cotton hoosiers (think hosiery) in Mobile, Alabama
Usually regarded as a capstan or pumping shanty. Lowlands could be one of several places around the world. One source suggests the song in the sighing of the wind and the throbbing of the restless ocean translated into melody.
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