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“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

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  1. A musical round:

    Row, row, row your boat

    Gently down the stream,

    Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily;

    Life is but a dream.

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“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” he’ll bumble; and next, to my great chagrin,

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2021

On about the nineteenth round, Gregor decided to teach her “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” just for a little variety.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

I started to whisper “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” and, with her free hand, Abby grabbed mine and squeezed.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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