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The Riddle Song

traditional song; English folk song; Roud Folk Song Index #330
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The Riddle Song

Summary

The Riddle Song is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Riddle Song's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Riddle Song's composer is recorded as traditional[4].
  • The Riddle Song's genre is lullaby[5].
  • Among the performers on The Riddle Song was Burl Ives[6].
  • Among the performers on The Riddle Song was Josh White[7].
  • Among the performers on The Riddle Song was Eddy Arnold[8].
  • The Riddle Song was performed by Jimmie Rodgers[9].
  • Among the performers on The Riddle Song was Pete Seeger[10].
  • Among the performers on The Riddle Song was Duane Eddy[11].
  • The Riddle Song was performed by Sam Cooke[12].
  • Among the performers on The Riddle Song was Carly Simon[13].
  • The Riddle Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • The Riddle Song's country of origin is recorded as England[15].
  • The Riddle Song's lyricist is recorded as traditional[16].
  • The Riddle Song's main subject is cherry blossom[17].
  • The Riddle Song's main subject is chicken egg[18].
  • The Riddle Song's main subject is sleeping baby[19].
  • The Riddle Song's main subject is love[20].
  • The Riddle Song's title is recorded as The Riddle Song[21].
  • The Riddle Song's title is recorded as I Gave My Love a Cherry[22].
  • The Riddle Song's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[23].
  • The Riddle Song's derivative work is recorded as The Twelfth of Never[24].
  • The Riddle Song's form of creative work is recorded as song[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[26]

  • Community tags: traditional, traditional: england, traditional: uk[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 04e643e1-40ba-4270-9e57-0a8aad355f57[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Burl Ives[6], Josh White[7], Eddy Arnold[8], Jimmie Rodgers[9], Pete Seeger[10], and Duane Eddy[11].

Publication

The Riddle Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is lullaby[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cherry blossom[17], chicken egg[18], sleeping baby[19], and love[20].

Why It Matters

The Riddle Song ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . 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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  1. 6w ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Audio → Riddle song.ogg
    Genre → lullaby
    Allmusic composition id → mc0002367363
    Freebase id → /m/027k862
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1829]]: s:330"
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