Farewell, ladies! The melody used in the WB cartoons does not at all match "Mary Had a Little Lamb." In fact, I am pretty sure I have seen it listed as both names in song books, right or wrong. Both songs are examples of variations on a traditional American folk tune who's origins are unclear, but probably have their roots in Europe. Good night, ladies! 100 Songs (350 Pages) With Sheet Music And Links To Recordings100 Songs (350 Pages) With Sheet Music And Links To RecordingsThis song can be found in the book "The American College Song Book" (1882). This is consistent with your assessment that there are some similarities, but the songs are not exactly the same.-- "Merrily We Roll Along" is a copyrighted song. Merrily we roll along, O're the deep blue sea. Your purchase will help us keep our site online!Please contribute a traditional song or rhyme from your country.Music, culture and traditions from all around the world!Music, culture and traditions from all around the world! Whoever the children are in your life - your kids, your grandkids, your students, even yourself (in your heart) - In this video Lew Dite explains how his family would have sing-a-longs when he was younger. This claim is supported by the lyrics of the first verse of "Good Night Ladies" (public domain): Copyright ©2020 by Lisa Yannucci. Merrily we roll along, Roll along, roll along.

Farewell, Ladies! We're going to leave you now. Songs & Rhymes It seems that many (possibly you included) think this article is about the "Mary Had a Little Lamb"/"Goodnight, Ladies" tune, but it isn't. Although the melody to "Good Night Ladies" is undoubtedly very similar to that of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", no specific claims of a relationship between these two songs are made in either article. This article states that the song "Good Night Ladies", a traditional American folk song, was this inspiration for "Merrily We Roll Along".

The complete text, with the "Merrily We Roll Along verse" (which shares a melody with "Mary Had … Good night, ladies! Goodnight Ladies | Family Sing Along - Muffin Songs - YouTube Actually, the two songs being compared are "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and "Good Night Ladies", which this article claims "Merrily We Roll Along" was "loosely" based upon. Our books feature songs in the original languages, with translations into English. Nowadays, the chorus is often sung alone as "Merrily … --I think the article should at least explain that there's a similarity between the notes often sung/played for Marry had a Little lamb and this song. You cannot reprint the lyrics in their entirety without permission from Alfred Publishing Company, the song's publisher. Maybe just a few sentences explaining the similarity of the tunes, and how some song books will mention both song titles?

All rights reserved. The "Mary Had A Little Lamb" article claims the melody was taken from Mozart, but this claim is not cited in the article and has been disputed elsewhere.

Does Not Contradict "Mary Had A Little Lamb" ArticleDoes Not Contradict "Mary Had A Little Lamb" Article Whoever the children are in your life - your kids, your grandkids, your students, even yourself (in your heart) - "Farewell Ladies," containing the first verse of the piece, was printed in 1847 and credited to E. P. Christy. Good night, ladies! "Goodnight, Ladies" was written by Edwin Pearce Christy in 1847 and was originally called "Farewell, Ladies". Then there's the song that has essentially the same melody as "Mary Had a Little Lamb" - and THAT one is, or was used as, a chorus from "Goodnight, Ladies". --The song has been used (sung by "Eddie Camphor") in a I think this article is conflating two different songs. "Goodnight, Ladies" was written by Edwin Pearce Christy in 1847 and was originally called "Farewell, Ladies".

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The first five notes ("Merrily we roll") are the same but that's it. --ChasFink 18:27, 22 November 2011 (UTC) When they played "Goodnight, Ladies" he knew the night was over and everyone would go home.

Farewell, ladies!

Many include beautiful illustrations, commentary by ordinary people, and links to recordings, videos, and sheet music. It seems likely enough that the Christy Minstrels used it to close programs.