I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
E480720
"I’ve Been Working on the Railroad" is a traditional American folk song and children’s tune that humorously depicts the daily life and labor of railroad workers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I've Been Working on the Railroad | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American song
ⓘ
children's song ⓘ folk song ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| composer | unknown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
railroad work
ⓘ
railroad workers ⓘ |
| firstLine | I've been working on the railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
ⓘ
folk ⓘ work song ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
I've Been Working on the Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Working on the Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDateOfOrigin | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
American folk tradition
ⓘ
railroad folklore ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
teaching American folk repertoire
ⓘ
teaching pitch matching ⓘ teaching rhythm ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasLyricalFeature |
call-and-response elements
ⓘ
nonsense syllables ⓘ |
| hasMelodicFeature | simple repetitive melody ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dinah, won't you blow
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Fee-fi-fiddly-i-o NERFINISHED ⓘ Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah ⓘ |
| hasStatus | traditional ⓘ |
| hasSubject | daily life of railroad workers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | music education for children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| portrays | manual labor ⓘ |
| theme |
American railroads
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humor ⓘ labor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
family gatherings
ⓘ
schools ⓘ summer camps ⓘ |
| usedAs |
campfire song
ⓘ
children's sing-along song ⓘ nursery song ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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