O Shenandoah
2-Part choir (treble or mixed) and Piano



I have always felt a connection between the two folk songs O Shenandoah, and The Water is Wide (O Waly Waly), and I had in the back of my mind for quite a while to arrange the two together. I finally had the opportunity to do so as a commission from the Warren County (VA) school system for their all-county elementary choir in the spring of 2019. The two-part treble version quickly led to a 2-part mixed choir version, which I took to Sweden for the Blackstad in Residence program that summer. More about Blackstad in Residence.




O Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away you rolling river!
O Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri

I long to see your shining valley
And hear your rolling river!
I long to see your shining valley
Away, I'm bound away
Across the wide Missouri

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The water is wide, I cannot get over
Nor have I wings with which to fly,
But give me a boat that can carry two,
We both will row, my friend and I




for information on obtaining sheet music, please contact me at WalkerWilliamsMusic@gmail.com