“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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American folk song ⓘ
cowboy song ⓘ
associatedWith American Old West ⓘ
linked to: Old West

cattle drives ⓘ
cowboy culture ⓘ
belongsToTradition American cowboy ballad tradition ⓘ
North American oral tradition ⓘ
collectedBy John A. Lomax ⓘ
linked to: John Lomax
collectedIn cowboy song collections ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance classic cowboy standard ⓘ
symbol of Old West folklore ⓘ
describes hardships of the trail ⓘ
moving cattle to new range ⓘ
firstPrintedIn early 20th century ⓘ
genre Western music ⓘ
cowboy music ⓘ
hasCharacterType narrator cowboy ⓘ
hasForm strophic ballad ⓘ
hasVariantTitle "Get Along, Little Dogies" ⓘ
"Git Along, Little Dogies, Get Along" ⓘ
includedIn "Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads" ⓘ
American folk song repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy cattle trail traditions ⓘ
intendedUse to coordinate cattle movement ⓘ
to entertain cowboys on trail ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricRefrain "For you know that Wyoming will be your new home" ⓘ
"Git along, little dogies" ⓘ
meter simple duple meter ⓘ
originRegion American West ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
performanceContext campfire singing ⓘ
ranch gatherings ⓘ
publicDomain true ⓘ
recordedBy folk revival musicians ⓘ
various country artists ⓘ
subjectOf ethnomusicology research ⓘ
folklore studies ⓘ
theme cattle herding ⓘ
life of cowboys ⓘ
trail driving ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
usedAs trail-driving song ⓘ
work song ⓘ

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Billy the Kid → usesMelody → “Git Along, Little Dogies” ⓘ
"Git Along, Little Dogies" → lyricRefrain → "Git along, little dogies" ⓘ
subject linked to: “Git Along, Little Dogies”
linked to: “Git Along, Little Dogies”
"Git Along, Little Dogies" → hasVariantTitle → "Get Along, Little Dogies" ⓘ
subject linked to: “Git Along, Little Dogies”
linked to: “Git Along, Little Dogies”
"Git Along, Little Dogies" → hasVariantTitle → "Git Along, Little Dogies, Get Along" ⓘ
subject linked to: “Git Along, Little Dogies”
linked to: “Git Along, Little Dogies”