"Roamin' in the Gloamin' is a popular song written by

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in 1911. The song tells of a man and his sweetheart courting in the evening (

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). The title comes from the chorus: :Roamin' in the gloamin' on the bonnie banks o' Clyde. :Roamin' in the gloamin' wi' my lassie by my side. :When the sun has gone to rest, :That's the time that we love best. :O it's lovely roamin' in the gloamin'. The song was a hit for Lauder in both his music hall shows and his 1912 recording. It has been recorded numerous times since, including an updated version by

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and

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in their 1965 album ''

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''.

In popular culture

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late in the 1938 baseball season, when the game was at risk of being called on account of darkness, was dubbed the "

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. The song was sung by Harry Coombes (played by

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) to his beloved cat Tonto as Tonto passes away near the end of ''

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'' (1974) The song is referenced in the

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short story, "There Was An Old Lady" from the collection of short stories entitled "The October Country."

References

Bibliography

*Lauder, Harry. "Roamin' In The Gloamin' (sheet music). New York: T.B. Harms & Francis Day & Hunter (1911). *Szasz, Ferenc Morton. ''Scots in the North American West, 1790-1917''. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press (2000). Scottish songs 1911 songs Songs written by Harry Lauder {{1910s-song-stub