Sit Down, John

E509031

song

"Sit Down, John" is a comedic opening number from the Broadway musical *1776* that portrays John Adams as an outspoken agitator in the Continental Congress.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat	1

Statements (23)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	song ⓘ
associatedWithWork	1776 original Broadway production ⓘ
basedOn	historical events leading to the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
characterRole	portrays John Adams as an outspoken agitator in the Continental Congress ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceMedium	Broadway stage ⓘ
genre	comedy song ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasTitleText	Sit Down, John NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalWorkType	opening number ⓘ
narrativeFunction	establishes conflict within the Continental Congress ⓘ introduces John Adams ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	1776 ⓘ 1776 (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Continental Congress chamber ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	1776 ⓘ American Revolutionary era ⓘ
tone	comedic ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

1776 (stage musical) → notableSong → Sit Down, John ⓘ

subject surface form: 1776 (musical)

Guys and Dolls → notableSong → Sit Down, John ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat