About Row Row Row Your Boat#
Row Row Row Your Boat is an American round that first appeared in print in the middle of the nineteenth century, around 1852, with no composer’s name attached. Sung as a canon, with voices entering one after another, it is often how children first discover that a single simple line can stack up into harmony. The gentle rowing image and the closing thought that life is but a dream have kept it popular well beyond the nursery.
On the six-hole ocarina the tune sits in G, which means it leans on F sharp rather than F natural. Getting that one accidental under your fingers is the main task; after that the melody flows in an easy stepwise line up to high D.
Row Row Row Your Boat Lyrics#
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently up the creek.
If you see a little mouse,
Don’t forget to squeak!
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream!
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to the shore.
If you see a lion,
Don’t forget to roar!
Row Row Row Your Boat Ocarina Tab#
| D | D | D | E | F# | |||||||
| F# | E | F# | G | A | |||||||
| D | D | D | A | A | A | F# | F# | F# | D | D | D |
| A | G | F# | E | D |