When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is a popular American Civil War–era song that has since become a well-known patriotic and folk standard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| When Johnny Comes Marching Home canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8893378 — 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: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Context triple: [Erroll Garner Plays Misty, hasTrack, When Johnny Comes Marching Home]
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A.
The Army Goes Rolling Along
"The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the United States Army, widely recognized as its spirited military march and anthem.
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B.
When You Come Home to Me
"When You Come Home to Me" is a recurring audition song within the musical *The Last Five Years*, used to highlight the character Cathy’s struggles and aspirations as a performer.
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C.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a famous American Civil War–era patriotic song that blends religious imagery with a call for justice and national resolve.
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D.
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine is a classic 1946 Western film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the events leading up to the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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E.
I Ain't Marching Anymore
"I Ain't Marching Anymore" is a 1965 protest song and album by American folk singer Phil Ochs, known for its powerful anti-war and politically charged lyrics.
- 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: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Target entity description: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is a popular American Civil War–era song that has since become a well-known patriotic and folk standard.
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A.
The Army Goes Rolling Along
"The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the United States Army, widely recognized as its spirited military march and anthem.
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B.
When You Come Home to Me
"When You Come Home to Me" is a recurring audition song within the musical *The Last Five Years*, used to highlight the character Cathy’s struggles and aspirations as a performer.
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C.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a famous American Civil War–era patriotic song that blends religious imagery with a call for justice and national resolve.
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D.
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine is a classic 1946 Western film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the events leading up to the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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E.
I Ain't Marching Anymore
"I Ain't Marching Anymore" is a 1965 protest song and album by American folk singer Phil Ochs, known for its powerful anti-war and politically charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War song
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American patriotic song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| basedOn | Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic American Civil War song
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widely recognized in American popular culture ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEra | 1860s ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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march ⓘ patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film and television soundtracks
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instrumental band arrangements ⓘ numerous lyrical parodies ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
bells ringing
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children cheering ⓘ community celebration ⓘ music playing ⓘ |
| hasMeter | march rhythm ⓘ |
| hasMood |
festive
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triumphant ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
homecoming
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patriotism ⓘ soldiers returning from war ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later American patriotic music ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
collections of American folk songs
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collections of Civil War songs ⓘ |
| isStandard |
American patriotic standard
ⓘ
folk standard ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | American music education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Patrick Gilmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricistPseudonym | Louis Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | joyful celebration of soldiers’ return ⓘ |
| title | When Johnny Comes Marching Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
military bands
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parades ⓘ patriotic events ⓘ |
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Subject: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Description of subject: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is a popular American Civil War–era song that has since become a well-known patriotic and folk standard.
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