So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh

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Dust Bowl ballad folk song song

"So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh" is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that reflects Dust Bowl-era hardships and became one of his most enduring and frequently performed works.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
So Long (It’s Been Good to Know Yuh)	2
"So long, it’s been good to know yuh"	1
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You	1
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
Context triple: [Woody Guthrie, notableWork, So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh]

A. So Long, Farewell
"So Long, Farewell" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its playful farewell sequence performed by the von Trapp children.
B. If You Knew Him Like I Do
"If You Knew Him Like I Do" is a gospel/soul track performed by American singer Cissy Houston, featured on one of her studio albums.
C. On a Good Day
"On a Good Day" is a brief, piano-driven folk song by Joanna Newsom, known for its delicate melody and introspective lyrics.
D. You Don’t Know Bo
"You Don’t Know Bo" is an ESPN documentary film that explores the life, athletic career, and cultural impact of two-sport superstar Bo Jackson.
E. Heard 'Em Say
"Heard 'Em Say" is a reflective, soulful hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Adam Levine, known for its introspective lyrics and mellow production.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
Target entity description: "So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh" is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that reflects Dust Bowl-era hardships and became one of his most enduring and frequently performed works.

A. So Long, Farewell
"So Long, Farewell" is a popular song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *The Sound of Music*, known for its playful farewell sequence performed by the von Trapp children.
B. If You Knew Him Like I Do
"If You Knew Him Like I Do" is a gospel/soul track performed by American singer Cissy Houston, featured on one of her studio albums.
C. On a Good Day
"On a Good Day" is a brief, piano-driven folk song by Joanna Newsom, known for its delicate melody and introspective lyrics.
D. You Don’t Know Bo
"You Don’t Know Bo" is an ESPN documentary film that explores the life, athletic career, and cultural impact of two-sport superstar Bo Jackson.
E. Heard 'Em Say
"Heard 'Em Say" is a reflective, soulful hip-hop song by Kanye West featuring Adam Levine, known for its introspective lyrics and mellow production.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dust Bowl ballad ⓘ folk song ⓘ song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dusty Old Dust ⓘ So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ surface form: So Long (It’s Been Good to Know Yuh) So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ surface form: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You
artisticMovement	American folk music tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	American folk music revival ⓘ surface form: American folk revival Dust Bowl ballads (cycle) ⓘ
composer	Woody Guthrie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describes	displacement of farmers ⓘ families facing dust storms ⓘ leaving home and community ⓘ
genre	American folk ⓘ folk ⓘ protest song ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	iconic Dust Bowl-era song ⓘ one of Woody Guthrie’s best-known songs ⓘ
hasMood	bittersweet ⓘ melancholic ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ
hasPart	refrain "So long, it’s been good to know yuh" ⓘ verses about dust storms ⓘ
hasRefrain	So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: "So long, it’s been good to know yuh"
influencedBy	Dust Bowl ⓘ surface form: Dust Bowl migration Great Depression-era poverty ⓘ dust storms of the 1930s ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Woody Guthrie ⓘ
mainSubject	Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: American Midwest Dust Bowl ⓘ Great Depression ⓘ hardship ⓘ migration ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Woody Guthrie ⓘ
performer	Woody Guthrie ⓘ
periodDepicted	1930s ⓘ
theme	farewell ⓘ loss ⓘ resilience ⓘ social commentary ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext	American folk festivals ⓘ folk music concerts ⓘ protest gatherings ⓘ
workPeriodOfAuthor	Woody Guthrie ⓘ surface form: Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl years

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Woody Guthrie → notableWork → So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ

The Weavers → knownForSong → So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ

this entity surface form: So Long (It’s Been Good to Know Yuh)

So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh → alsoKnownAs → So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ

this entity surface form: So Long (It’s Been Good to Know Yuh)

So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh → alsoKnownAs → So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ

this entity surface form: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You

So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh → hasRefrain → So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: "So long, it’s been good to know yuh"

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Referenced by (5)

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