My stars, how hearing this brings me back! Michael Row the Boat Ashore, sung by the Highwaymen–1960. Requested by TheWhiteRabbit.
How popular was this song? In the summer of 1960, after the Highwaymen’s appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, you heard it everywhere. The song is still here–but what happened to the Highwaymen?
It’s a good thing, I know how to row. Yeah, they keep asking me that. Why can’t, just for once, they ask someone else to do the rowing. Besides, I can never find the sail they always ask me to trim. And why is the sail never the correct size, and needs to be trimmed? Just leave me alone, I’m never going near a lake or river again.
Thanks, now that song will be stuck in my head, over and over and over for the next week or two. I may even have nightmares, stuck in a rowboat during a mighty storm, without a paddle, oar, or sail.
Elder Mike
Thanks for the post, Lee. My daughter is having serious health problems so I will be out of pocket for some time. She lives an hour away. Prayers for Heather requested. thewhiterabbit.
By all means–I’ll see to it right now.