Ukulele for the Complete Ignoramus by Ted Parrish & Wayne Erbsen

Author:Ted Parrish & Wayne Erbsen [Parrish, Ted & Erbsen, Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Music, Ukulele
ISBN: 9781883206987
Google: SxY5jgEACAAJ
Amazon: 1883206987
Publisher: Native Ground Books & Music
Published: 2015-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

The Water is Wide

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4/4

Key of G

Cecil Sharp

The Water is Wide is one of America’s most beloved folk songs. Its origins go back to seventeenth century Scotland, where it was sung under the title Wally, Wally. It has been suggested that the original song referred to the unhappy marriage of James Douglas, 2nd Marquis of Douglas, and Lady Barbara Erskine. In 1906, English folk song scholar Cecil Sharp gathered together a number of floating verses from earlier English broadsides and ballads and published it under the title The Water is Wide. Pete Seeger helped to popularize it during the folk revival of the 1960’s.

Like most ballads and slower songs, the Folk Strum sounds perfect on this classic. Keep a nice slow beat throughout to bring out the beauty of this melody.

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