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CoverThe Old Swimmin’-Hole [level: Easy]
Courage Barda: Bio and other works | Herbert Washington Choral Series
RELEASED: March 2026
voicing: Two-Part (opt. Descant) | catalog number: SBMP1871 | duration: 3’00” | price: $3.10
accompaniment: piano


A light-hearted tune for Two-Part choirs, this piece reflects on a childhood swimming hole that holds a special place in one’s memory. It evokes the innocence and simplicity of youth, and the memory of the swimming hole brings comfort. Ideal for children’s choirs and developing treble ensembles, it features a supportive, rhythmic piano accompaniment, making it a charming and enjoyable addition to any concert!


performance by: The Phoenix Boys Choir - Herbert Washington, conductor [© all rights reserved]

Order CLICK HERE: See and Hear the Complete Score or download a perusal copy: HERE

CLICK HERE: Read the Text or Poem
“Oh! the old swimmin'-hole! whare the crick so still and deep
Looked like a baby-river that was laying half asleep,
And the gurgle of the worter round the drift jest below
Sounded like the laugh of something we onc't ust to know
Before we could remember anything but the eyes
Of the angels lookin' out as we left Paradise;
But the merry days of youth is beyond our controle,
And it's hard to part ferever with the old swimmin'-hole.

Oh! the old swimmin'-hole! In the happy days of yore,
When I ust to lean above it on the old sickamore,
Oh! it showed me a face in its warm sunny tide
That gazed back at me so gay and glorified,
It made me love myself, as I leaped to caress
My shadder smilin' up at me with sich tenderness.

But the merry days of youth is beyond our controle,
And it's hard to part ferever with the old swimmin'-hole.



with text from James Whitcomb Riley's poem, "The Old Swimmin'-Hole"

CLICK HERE: Choral Tracks (Practice made simple)


The Old Swimmin’-Hole choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

Price: $49.99
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