'Come hither, gently rowing, Come, bear me quickly o'er This stream so brightly flowing, To yonder woodland shore. But vain were my endeavour To pay thee, courteous guide; Row on, row on, for ever I'd have thee by my side. 'Good boatman, prithee haste thee, I seek my father-land.' -- 'Say, when I there have placed thee, Dare I demand thy hand?' -- 'A maiden's head can never So hard a point decide; Row on, row on, for ever I'd have thee by my side.' The happy bridal over The wanderer ceased to roam, For, seated by her lover, The boat became her home. And still they sang together As steering o'er the tide, 'Row on through wind and weather For ever by my side.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PRETTY GIRL OF LOCH DAN by SAMUEL FERGUSON TOMORROW by FELIX LOPE DE VEGA CARPIO THE LOWEST PLACE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A PRAYER FOR A VERY NEW ANGEL by VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY THE SAILOR BOY by ALFRED TENNYSON UNDERSTANDING by NIXON WATERMAN THE WIRES by ALEXANDER ANDERSON AN EPITAPH UPON THE DEATH OF HIS AUNT, ELIZABETH SKRYMSHER by RICHARD BARNFIELD |