O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
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"O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7246448 — 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: O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad Context triple: [The Scots Musical Museum, containsWork, O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad]
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A.
That Lass o' Lowrie's
That Lass o' Lowrie's is a Victorian-era novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of English coal-mining communities.
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B.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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C.
Tam o' Shanter
Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
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D.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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E.
Wagoner's Lad
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
- 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: O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad Target entity description: "O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage.
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A.
That Lass o' Lowrie's
That Lass o' Lowrie's is a Victorian-era novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of English coal-mining communities.
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B.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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C.
Tam o' Shanter
Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
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D.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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E.
Wagoner's Lad
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Robert Burns song tradition
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Scottish folk tradition ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish folk song
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folk song ⓘ love song ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | iconic example of Burns’s contribution to Scottish song ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasMeter | traditional Scottish song meter ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
O whistle, an' I'll come to ye, my lad
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linked to:
O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
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| hasTheme |
courtship
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romantic love ⓘ secret meeting ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of Scottish love songs ⓘ |
| inspired |
choral arrangements
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later arrangements for voice and piano ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish musical heritage ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Burns suppers
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Scottish cultural events ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Scottish traditional love songs
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songs of Robert Burns ⓘ |
| title | O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Burns song anthologies
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Scottish song collections ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Burns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad Description of subject: "O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
linked to: O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
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Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad
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linked to: O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad