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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Eton Boating Song
Commemorated ati
William Johnson Cory
William Johnson Cory, Ionicus, 1823 - 1892, teacher, scholar and poet. Lived ...
Other Subjects
Edward Alleyn’s Foundation / Dulwich Estate
From their website: "We are The Dulwich Estate, a registered charity established by our founder Edward Alleyn in 1619 to offer educational opportunities to disadvantaged children. As a charity, we ...
Group, Education, Philanthropy, Property, Religion, Social Welfare
University of West London / Ealing College
Wikipedia gives: 1860 the Lady Byron School was founded and later became Ealing College of Higher Education. In 1990 this merged with a number of others to form the Polytechnic of West London. In 1...
S. R. Pearce
1893 Superintendent of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Sunday School.
Hospital of St Anthony
Henry III granted this site to the brotherhood of St. Anthony of Vienna to set up a hospital, which over time consisted of almshouses for the poor, a church and a school. After the dissolution of t...
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