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BOAT SONG.
"PLY THE OAR."
Air—GERMAN.
Ply the oar, ply the oar,
Bend ye well to the oar,
Our bark must fly far, ere she rest by the shore.
Bend ye well to the oar,
Our bark must fly far, ere she rest by the shore.
Give way, give way, long strokes and fast!
Quick on the feather, she bounds at last!
Then ply the oar, ply the oar,
Bend ye well to the oar,
Our bark must fly far, ere she rest by the shore.
Quick on the feather, she bounds at last!
Then ply the oar, ply the oar,
Bend ye well to the oar,
Our bark must fly far, ere she rest by the shore.
The laughing breeze, the sparkling beam
Have waken'd the smile of the dimpled stream.
Then ply the oar, ply the oar,
Bend ye well to the oar,
Our bark must fly far, ere she rest by the shore.
Have waken'd the smile of the dimpled stream.
Then ply the oar, ply the oar,
Bend ye well to the oar,
Our bark must fly far, ere she rest by the shore.