How to Play Row Row Row Your Boat on the 6 Hole Ocarina

About Row Row Row Your Boat

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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

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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

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