"Gentle Annie" is a popular American song written by Stephen Foster in 1856.
[1] Some sources say it is Foster's farewell to his maternal grandmother, Annie Pratt McGinnis Hart.
[citation needed] The Australian lyrics were written by Lame Jack Cousens of Springhurst, Victoria.
Alaska songwriter Britt Arnesen adapted the melody of "Gentle Annie" as a eulogy for the former captain of the F/V Cornelia Marie, Phil Harris, who died from complications of a stroke on February 9, 2010.
[4] Vocalist Heather Berry attributes an adaptation titled "Little Annie" to the Carter Family.