Way Down Upon the Swanee River
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"Way Down Upon the Swanee River" is the popular title line and alternate name of Stephen Foster’s 1851 minstrel song "Old Folks at Home," which became one of the most famous American folk songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Way Down Upon the Swanee River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22766641 — 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: Way Down Upon the Swanee River Context triple: [Old Folks at Home, alsoKnownAs, Way Down Upon the Swanee River]
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A.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a famous African American spiritual song, widely known for its haunting melody and themes of hope, deliverance, and spiritual journey.
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B.
The Cool, Cool River
"The Cool, Cool River" is a song by Paul Simon from his 1990 album *The Rhythm of the Saints*, noted for its complex rhythms and evocative, poetic lyrics.
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C.
Union Rags
Union Rags is a Grade 1-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for capturing the 2012 Belmont Stakes before retiring to a successful stud career.
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D.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a long, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, noted for its extended jams and dark, ambiguous lyrics.
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E.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a traditional children's clapping and playground rhyme often chanted in group games.
- 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: Way Down Upon the Swanee River Target entity description: "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" is the popular title line and alternate name of Stephen Foster’s 1851 minstrel song "Old Folks at Home," which became one of the most famous American folk songs.
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A.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a famous African American spiritual song, widely known for its haunting melody and themes of hope, deliverance, and spiritual journey.
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B.
The Cool, Cool River
"The Cool, Cool River" is a song by Paul Simon from his 1990 album *The Rhythm of the Saints*, noted for its complex rhythms and evocative, poetic lyrics.
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C.
Union Rags
Union Rags is a Grade 1-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for capturing the 2012 Belmont Stakes before retiring to a successful stud career.
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D.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a long, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, noted for its extended jams and dark, ambiguous lyrics.
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E.
Down by the River
"Down by the River" is a traditional children's clapping and playground rhyme often chanted in group games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.