Written by William Johnson Cory. First performed in 1863, the first verse goes:. . . .
Jolly boating weather,
And a hay harvest breeze,
Blade on the feather,
Shade off the trees,
Swing swing together,
With your bodies between your knees,
Swing swing together,
With your bodies between your knees.
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Eton Boating Song
William Johnson Cory, Ionicus, 1823 - 1892, teacher, scholar and poet. Lived ...
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Architect was J.P. Gandy Deering. The British Museum's drawing is from 1832....
Civil and mechanical engineer. Born Essex. 1900 he became the first London ...
