"Come On Down to My Boat" is a song written by Jerry Goldstein and

Wes Farrell Wes Farrell (December 21, 1939 – February 29, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. Career Farrell was born in New York, United States. Farrell's catalogue includes clos ...

and performed by

Every Mother's Son Every Mother's Son was an American sunshine pop band formed in New York City in 1966. Coming from a folk rock background situated in Greenwich Village, the group scored their only Top 40 hit "Come On Down to My Boat" in 1967. Following their bri ...

. Their only top 40 hit ever, it reached No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1967, and appeared on their self-titled debut album; on the album the track was titled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat". This same title was used by

the Rare Breed ''The Rare Breed'' is a 1966 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in Panavision. Loosely based on the life of rancher Col. John William Burgess, the film follows Ma ...

who released their version the previous year, in September 1966. The song was produced by

and was ranked No. 22 on ''

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'' magazine's Top

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songs of 1967. This basic song is about liberation, involving an unnamed girl who is a fisherman's daughter, who is stranded and tied up in a boat on the dock, where a young man wants to cut that rope, telling her to come on down to his boat, where they would have fun playing and sailing away from her over protective father. Metaphorically it suggests living a much more carefree overall life than she currently leads.

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1966 songs 1966 singles 1967 debut singles 1993 singles Songs written by Jerry Goldstein (producer) Songs written by Wes Farrell MGM Records singles Songs written for films Song recordings produced by Wes Farrell Songs about boats {{1960s-single-stub