Light May The Boat Row

Sheet music cover image of the song 'Light May the Boat Row 5th 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, 1835. The publisher is listed as 'Atwill's Music Saloon, 201 Broadway', the form of composition is 'strophic with chorus', 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 Endicott N.Y.'. (Photo by Sheridan Libraries/Levy/Gado/Getty Images)