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Many Rivers to Cross
1969 single by Jimmy Cliff
For the film, see Many Rivers to Cross (film).
"Many Rivers to Cross" is a song written and recorded in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff.
It has since been recorded by many musicians, most successfully by UB40, Cher and Annie Lennox.
Background
Cliff was aged 25 when he wrote and recorded the song in 1969. He has said he wrote the song due to the trouble he was having making it as a musical artist after moving to the United Kingdom.
He commented, "When I came to the UK, I was still in my teens.
Jimmy cliff many rivers to cross
I came full of vigor: I'm going to make it, I’m going to be up there with the Beatles and the Stones. And it wasn’t really going like that, I was touring clubs, not breaking through. I was struggling, with work, life, my identity, I couldn't find my place; frustration fueled the song."[1]
Regarding the line, "Wandering I am lost, as I travel along the White Cliffs of Dover," Cliff stated, "...that came from the number of times I crosse