When I was a lad
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"When I was a lad" is a comic patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta H.M.S. Pinafore, in which Sir Joseph Porter humorously recounts his absurdly rapid rise to high naval office despite having no real maritime experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| When I was a lad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20841576 — 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 I was a lad Context triple: [H.M.S. Pinafore, notableSong, When I was a lad]
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A.
When I Was a Boy
"When I Was a Boy" is a reflective, autobiographical ballad by Jeff Lynne’s ELO that nostalgically recalls childhood dreams of making music.
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B.
When I Was a Nipper
"When I Was a Nipper" is a nostalgic autobiographical book by British gardener and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh, reflecting on childhood and growing up in post-war Britain.
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C.
When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy
"When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy" is a melancholic, reflective song sung by the clown Feste at the end of Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often interpreted as a commentary on the play’s themes of folly, time, and human experience.
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When We Were Very Young
"When We Were Very Young" is a 1924 collection of children's poems by A. A. Milne that introduced the character Christopher Robin and helped pave the way for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
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E.
When I Was a Little Boy
"When I Was a Little Boy" is a track from Steve Vai’s 1996 instrumental rock album "Fire Garden," showcasing his virtuosic guitar work and melodic composition style.
- 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 I was a lad Target entity description: "When I was a lad" is a comic patter song from Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta H.M.S. Pinafore, in which Sir Joseph Porter humorously recounts his absurdly rapid rise to high naval office despite having no real maritime experience.
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A.
When I Was a Boy
"When I Was a Boy" is a reflective, autobiographical ballad by Jeff Lynne’s ELO that nostalgically recalls childhood dreams of making music.
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B.
When I Was a Nipper
"When I Was a Nipper" is a nostalgic autobiographical book by British gardener and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh, reflecting on childhood and growing up in post-war Britain.
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C.
When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy
"When That I Was and a Little Tiny Boy" is a melancholic, reflective song sung by the clown Feste at the end of Shakespeare’s comedy *Twelfth Night*, often interpreted as a commentary on the play’s themes of folly, time, and human experience.
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D.
When We Were Very Young
"When We Were Very Young" is a 1924 collection of children's poems by A. A. Milne that introduced the character Christopher Robin and helped pave the way for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
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E.
When I Was a Little Boy
"When I Was a Little Boy" is a track from Steve Vai’s 1996 instrumental rock album "Fire Garden," showcasing his virtuosic guitar work and melodic composition style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.