On Top of Old Smoky
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"On Top of Old Smoky" is a traditional American folk song that gained widespread popularity through mid-20th-century recordings, notably by the folk group The Weavers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smokey Mountain Boy | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American song
ⓘ
folk song ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| gainedWidespreadPopularityIn | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| genre | folk ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUse |
American folk revival repertoire
ⓘ
campfire song ⓘ children’s song ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | simple diatonic melody ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy | The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLyrics | On top of Old Smoky, all covered with snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | simple end-rhyme pattern ⓘ |
| hasSubject | romantic relationship difficulties ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heartbreak
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ |
| hasVariantLyrics | multiple traditional variants ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithRegion | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | traditional Appalachian song material ⓘ |
| isCollectedIn | American folk song collections ⓘ |
| isOftenPerformedWith |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ unaccompanied voice ⓘ |
| isPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedBy | folk revival movement ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Smokey Mountain Boy