Dark Brown Is The River
(arranged by unknown, presented here from memory.)
Original poem is "Where Go The Boats?" by Robert L. Stevenson. [link]
Sheet Music


Dark

brown

is

the

riv-

er,

gold-

en

is

the

sand.


It

flows

a-

long

for-

ev-

er,

with

trees

on

ei-

ther

ha-

and.


Green 

leaves

a-

a

float-

ing,

castl-

es

of

the

foam.


Boats

of

mine

a-

boat-

ing,

where

will

all

come

ho-

ome?


On

flows

the

riv-

er,

and

out

past

the

mill,


A-

way

a-

way

a-

way

down

the

hill


A-

way

a-

way

a

hun-

dred

miles

or

more


Oth-

er

litt-

le

chi-

il-

dren

shall

bring

my

boats

a-

sho-

ore,


Shall

bring

my

boats

a-

shore.
C o m m e n t s :     updated: 2007-09-25 (299 days ago)
sept. 25 2005 : different fingering
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