When Johnny Comes Marching Home

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"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is a popular American Civil War–era song that has since become a well-known patriotic and folk standard.

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instanceOf American Civil War song
American patriotic song
song
basedOn Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalSignificance iconic American Civil War song
widely recognized in American popular culture
firstPerformanceEra 1860s
firstPublishedIn United States
genre folk
march
patriotic song
hasAdaptation film and television soundtracks
instrumental band arrangements
numerous lyrical parodies
hasAlternativeTitle Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
hasChorusLine When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah
hasForm strophic song
hasImagery bells ringing
children cheering
community celebration
music playing
hasMeter march rhythm
hasMood festive
triumphant
hasTheme homecoming
patriotism
soldiers returning from war
historicalPeriod American Civil War
influenced later American patriotic music
isIncludedIn collections of American folk songs
collections of Civil War songs
isStandard American patriotic standard
folk standard
isTaughtIn American music education
language English
lyricist Patrick Gilmore
lyricistPseudonym Louis Lambert
subjectMatter joyful celebration of soldiers’ return
title When Johnny Comes Marching Home
usedInContext military bands
parades
patriotic events

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Erroll Garner Plays Misty hasTrack When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Mildred Aldrich notableWork When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home title When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home hasChorusLine When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah
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