The lyrics and the melody of “Merrily we roll along” are based on the chorus of a folk song called “Goodnight Ladies”. The composer, Edwin Pearce Christy, lived in 19th century and the song had been written for a minstrel show.
The verse of the original song was “Goodnight, ladies! Goodnight, ladies! Goodnight, ladies! We’re going to leave you now”.
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Lyrics
Merrily we roll along
Roll along, roll along
Merrily we roll along
O’er the deep blue sea
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