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Lyle Lovett

If I Had a Boat
1987 · via Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett – If I Had a Boat
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Lovett put "If I Had a Boat" on record in 1987, and Kate Rusby was still finding her way into it in 2020. Play his, then hers, and listen to how well the song holds up in someone else's hands.

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Written by Lyle Lovett.

First recorded by Lyle Lovett in 1987.

Also recorded by Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (1999), Kate Rusby (2020), Kieran Hebden + William Tyler (2025).

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