Keywords: Alfred Jacob Miller - Far o?er the Deep Blue Sea - Walters 9350 - Full Page View A.jpg Alfred Jacob Miller executed this print as the cover for sheet music distributed by the Baltimore music publisher George Willig Jr Far o'er the Deep Blue Sea was composed by John H Hewitt with lyrics by R H Pratt Arranged for voice and piano it was intended to appeal to the large popular market for music to perform in the home The song opens with a dream of sailing away in the boat of a daring sailor The moon is beaming brightly love Upon the deep blue sea- A trusty crew is waiting near For thee dear girl for thee Then leave thy downy couch my love And with thy sailor flee; His gallant bark shall bear thee safe Far o'er the deep blue sea 1834 lithograph cm 24 2 19 1 accession number 93 50 22415 Alfred J Miller Baltimore Walters Art Museum Gift of Alfred J Miller 1966 place of origin USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Alfred Jacob Miller 1834 documents Sheet music from the United States Collections of the Walters Art Museum Alfred Jacob Miller - Far o?er the Deep Blue Sea - Walters 9350 - Full Page View A.jpg Alfred Jacob Miller executed this print as the cover for sheet music distributed by the Baltimore music publisher George Willig Jr Far o'er the Deep Blue Sea was composed by John H Hewitt with lyrics by R H Pratt Arranged for voice and piano it was intended to appeal to the large popular market for music to perform in the home The song opens with a dream of sailing away in the boat of a daring sailor The moon is beaming brightly love Upon the deep blue sea- A trusty crew is waiting near For thee dear girl for thee Then leave thy downy couch my love And with thy sailor flee; His gallant bark shall bear thee safe Far o'er the deep blue sea 1834 lithograph cm 24 2 19 1 accession number 93 50 22415 Alfred J Miller Baltimore Walters Art Museum Gift of Alfred J Miller 1966 place of origin USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Alfred Jacob Miller 1834 documents Sheet music from the United States Collections of the Walters Art Museum Music in 1834 |