What is the origin of the phrase “don’t rock the boat”?

Does this phrase come from an old childhood game like king of the hill on water or does it go further back to the old sailing ships?

“rock the boat” was actually The Hues Corporation and not Tony Orlando and Dawn.

In any case, “Rock the Boat” started with William Jennings Bryan in 1896 (“The man who rocks the boat ought to be stoned when he gets back on shore.” ), but was certainly current in the administration of Theodore Rooosevelt (who would often go boating). A political “rock the boat” headline involving both Taft and Roosevelt appeared in 1908.

The Lowlands Low (A) (The Golden Vanitee) (pp 57-60)

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