Light May The Boat Row

Sheet music cover image of the song 'Light May the Boat Row And Admired Duett 8th Edition (inside 4th edition)', with original authorship notes reading 'Written by Jonas B Phillips, Esqr The Music arranged from a Northumbrian melody The additions and accompaniments Composed by John Watson', United States, 1841. The publisher is listed as 'Atwill, 201 Broadway', the form of composition is 'sectional', the instrumentation is 'piano and voice', the first line reads 'Oh! calmly may the waves flow, and lightly may the boat row', and the illustration artist is listed as 'Lith. of G.W. Lewis, 136 Nassau St. N.Y.'. (Photo by Sheridan Libraries/Levy/Gado/Getty Images)