Rolling Down to Rio

"Roll Down to Rio", also known as "The Beginning of the Armadillos", is part of the Just So Songs poetry collection. It was set to music (by Edward German),[2] which has been recorded by Peter Bellamy,[3] Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman,[4] The Young'uns,[5] and Peter Dawson.

"Rolling Down To Rio"
Song
GenreEnglish folk song
Songwriter(s)Rudyard Kipling[1]

Being a well-documented song publicised by Mudcat,[6] and Mainly Norfolk,[7] the song was recorded by Jon Boden and Oli Steadman for inclusion in their respective lists of daily folk songs "A Folk Song A Day"[8] and "365 Days Of Folk".[9]

References
  1. "I've never sailed the Amazon". The Kipling Society. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. "Rolling down to Rio / the words written by Rudyard Kipling ; the music composed by Edward German ; arr. as a part-song for S.A.T.B. by the composer". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. "Keep On Kipling". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. "Bonnet & Shawl". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. "When Our Grandfathers Said No". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. "Rolling Down To Rio". Mudcat Café. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. "The Beginning of the Armadillos / Roll Down to Rio". Mainly Norfolk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  8. "Song List". A Folk Song A Day. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. "Song List". 365 Days Of Folk. Retrieved 24 January 2024.


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