nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York"
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The nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York" is a traditional English children's song that humorously recounts a duke marching his soldiers pointlessly up and down a hill, often linked to Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| The Grand Old Duke of York | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English nursery rhyme
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children's song ⓘ nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
common song in English-speaking nurseries
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traditional British nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
developing motor coordination
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teaching directions up and down ⓘ |
| firstLine | Oh, the grand old Duke of York ⓘ |
| genre |
children's music
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nursery rhyme ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Duke of York
NERFINISHED
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ten thousand men ⓘ |
| hasMetricalPattern | simple duple meter ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
The Grand Old Duke of Cork
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The Noble Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | late 18th century British military figure ⓘ |
| influence | other marching action songs ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| keyIdea |
futility of pointless tasks
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indecisive leadership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | oral tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | a hill ⓘ |
| oftenIncludedIn |
children's songbooks
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collections of nursery rhymes ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
nursery
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preschool ⓘ primary school ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | traditional; author unknown ⓘ |
| refrain |
He had ten thousand men
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He marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down again ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | simple rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| structure | repetitive verse ⓘ |
| theme |
marching soldiers
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pointless activity ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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playful ⓘ |
| typicalActions |
children march up and down
GENERATED
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children stand up and sit down GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
action song
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children's game song ⓘ movement song ⓘ |
| usedFor |
children's parties
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early childhood education ⓘ group participation activities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
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nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York"
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