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The Old Dope Peddler

song by Tom Lehrer
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The Old Dope Peddler

Summary

The Old Dope Peddler is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Old Dope Peddler's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's composer is recorded as Tom Lehrer[4].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's genre is novelty music[5].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's lyricist is recorded as Tom Lehrer[7].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's title is recorded as The Old Dope Peddler[8].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder[9].
  • The Old Dope Peddler's form of creative work is recorded as song[10].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[11]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 409b7b1e-2aef-42c6-bba0-0af79d2c1531[12]

Body

Publication

The Old Dope Peddler's language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is novelty music[5].

Why It Matters

The Old Dope Peddler ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (276 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Tom Lehrer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Old Dope Peddler. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-old-dope-peddler
MLA “The Old Dope Peddler.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-old-dope-peddler.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-old-dope-peddler_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Old Dope Peddler}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-old-dope-peddler}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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