“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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Git Along, Little Dogies" | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk song
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cowboy song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Old West
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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
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| 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
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cowboy music ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | narrator cowboy ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic ballad ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
"Get Along, Little Dogies"
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"Git Along, Little Dogies, Get Along" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
"Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads"
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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 ⓘ |
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