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      • This song expresses admiration for Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and laments the war that has invaded its peace.
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  2. Oh Shenandoah" (also called "Shenandoah", "Across the Wide Missouri", "Rolling River", "Oh, My Rolling River", "World of Misery") is a traditional folk song, sung in the Americas, of uncertain origin, dating to the early 19th century.

  3. The lyrics tell the story of a canoeing voyageur, or fur trader, who was in love with the daughter of a Native American chief. This earliest known version of the song likely originated with French Canadian voyageurs who traded with Native Americans around the Great Lakes starting in the 16th century.

  4. Apr 25, 2024 · Shenandoah is a traditional American folk song that originated in the early 19th century. The song was first sung by sailors and rivermen who worked on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers of America. The song was, however, originally known as “Oh Shenandoah” and was a tribute to the Native American chief of the Shenandoah Valley.

  5. Also known as "Oh Shenandoah" or "Across The Wide Missouri," the origin of this traditional American folk song remains a mystery, though it gained popularity as a sea shanty in the mid-1800s.

  6. The most commonly-sung, modern-day lyrics of Shenandoah obviously refer to Oneida Chief Shenandoah (AKA John Skenandoa), an imposing figure who really did exist, and the love the singer has for his daughter.

  7. With the sweeping melodic line of its familiar refrain, “Shenandoah” is the very nature of a sea-shanty; indeed, the song’s first appearance in print was in an article by William L. Alden, titled “Sailor Songs,” published in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in 1882.

  8. “Shenandoah” is an American folk song dating back to the early 19th century and is believed to have originated from French travelers journeying down the Missouri River. It was printed in the April 1876 issue of The New Dominion Monthly in an article titled “Sailor Songs,” by Captain Robert Chamblet Adams.

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