“Git Along, Little Dogies”
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“Git Along, Little Dogies” is a traditional American cowboy folk song closely associated with cattle drives and the culture of the Old West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Git Along, Little Dogies” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8567167 — 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: “Git Along, Little Dogies” Context triple: [Billy the Kid, usesMelody, “Git Along, Little Dogies”]
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A.
No More Doggin'
"No More Doggin'" is a rhythm and blues song by Rosco Gordon that became one of his best-known recordings and an influential early example of the shuffle style.
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B.
Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog is a darkly comic 2003 novel by British author Martin Amis that satirizes contemporary media, celebrity culture, and masculinity.
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C.
Road-side Dog
Road-side Dog is a collection of short, reflective prose pieces and aphorisms by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, blending memoir, philosophy, and observation.
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D.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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E.
Bark Like a Dog
"Bark Like a Dog" is a 1996 pop-punk album by Screeching Weasel that marked the band's return from hiatus and is considered one of their most popular and accessible releases.
- 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: “Git Along, Little Dogies” Target entity description: “Git Along, Little Dogies” is a traditional American cowboy folk song closely associated with cattle drives and the culture of the Old West.
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A.
No More Doggin'
"No More Doggin'" is a rhythm and blues song by Rosco Gordon that became one of his best-known recordings and an influential early example of the shuffle style.
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B.
Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog is a darkly comic 2003 novel by British author Martin Amis that satirizes contemporary media, celebrity culture, and masculinity.
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C.
Road-side Dog
Road-side Dog is a collection of short, reflective prose pieces and aphorisms by Nobel Prize–winning Polish writer Czesław Miłosz, blending memoir, philosophy, and observation.
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D.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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E.
Bark Like a Dog
"Bark Like a Dog" is a 1996 pop-punk album by Screeching Weasel that marked the band's return from hiatus and is considered one of their most popular and accessible releases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
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cowboy song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Old West
NERFINISHED
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cattle drives ⓘ cowboy culture ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
American cowboy ballad tradition
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North American oral tradition ⓘ |
| collectedBy | John A. Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | cowboy song collections ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
classic cowboy standard
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symbol of Old West folklore ⓘ |
| describes |
hardships of the trail
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moving cattle to new range ⓘ |
| firstPrintedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Western music
ⓘ
cowboy music ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | narrator cowboy ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic ballad ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
"Get Along, Little Dogies"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Git Along, Little Dogies, Get Along" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
"Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American folk song repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | cattle trail traditions ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
to coordinate cattle movement
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to entertain cowboys on trail ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricRefrain |
"For you know that Wyoming will be your new home"
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"Git along, little dogies" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | simple duple meter ⓘ |
| originRegion |
American West
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Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
campfire singing
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ranch gatherings ⓘ |
| publicDomain | true ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
folk revival musicians
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various country artists ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ethnomusicology research
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folklore studies ⓘ |
| theme |
cattle herding
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life of cowboys ⓘ trail driving ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
trail-driving song
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work song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Git Along, Little Dogies” Description of subject: “Git Along, Little Dogies” is a traditional American cowboy folk song closely associated with cattle drives and the culture of the Old West.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.