Harry Belafonte - Waly Waly Lyrics

Lyrics Waly Waly - Harry Belafonte



The river is wide, I can't get o'er
Nor do I have like wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two,
And both shall cross my love and I
Oh waly, waly, up the bank
And waly, waly down the braes,
And waly, waly by yon burnside
Where me and my love was wont to go
I leaned my back against an oak
Thinking it was a trusty tree,
But first it bent and then it broke,
And so did my love prove false to me
I put my hand in some soft bush
Thinking the sweetest flower to find
I pricked my finger to the bone
And left the sweetest flower behind
Oh, love is handsome, love is kind
Gay as a jewel when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold,
And fades away like morning dew



Writer(s): William Eaton


Harry Belafonte - The Essential Harry Belafonte
Album The Essential Harry Belafonte
date of release
16-08-2005

1 Angelina
2 Jump in the Line
3 Jamaica Farewell
4 Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma
5 Matilda
6 Try to Remember
7 Mary's Boy Child
8 Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
9 I'm Just a Country Boy
10 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
11 Cocoanut Woman
12 Goin' Down Jordan
13 Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
14 Mama Look A Boo Boo
15 Jump Down Spin Around
16 My Lord What a Mornin'
17 Waly Waly
18 Cotton Fields
19 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
21 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
22 Midnight Special
23 And I Love You So
24 Those Three Are On My Mind
25 Abraham, Martin And John
26 On Top of Old Smokey
27 Take My Mother Home
28 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
29 Empty Chairs
30 Island in the Sun
31 Zombie Jamboree (Back To Back)
32 Delia
33 Danny Boy
34 Turn The World Around
35 Venezuela
36 Hava Nageela
37 Shenandoah
38 Mama Look A Boo Boo
39 Goin' Down Jordan
40 Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
41 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
42 Midnight Special
43 Island in the Sun
44 Zombie Jamboree (Back To Back)
45 Delia
46 Cocoanut Woman
47 Danny Boy
48 Turn The World Around
49 Venezuela
50 Hava Nageela
51 Shenandoah
52 Empty Chairs
53 Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
54 Waly Waly
55 In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
56 Cotton Fields
57 And I Love You So
58 Those Three Are On My Mind
59 Abraham, Martin & John
60 On Top of Old Smokey
61 My Lord What a Mornin'
62 Jump Down Spin Around
63 Take My Mother Home




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