Big Rock Candy Mountain
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"Big Rock Candy Mountain" is a classic American folk song, popularized by Burl Ives, that whimsically depicts a hobo’s utopian paradise filled with endless comfort and plenty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Rock Candy Mountain canonical | 2 |
| Big Rock Candy Mountains | 1 |
| The Big Rock Candy Mountain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10810117 — 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: Big Rock Candy Mountain Context triple: [Burl Ives, notableSong, Big Rock Candy Mountain]
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A.
Mockin' Bird Hill
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a popular 1951 country-pop song best known through Patti Page's hit recording, noted for its cheerful melody and nostalgic, rural-themed lyrics.
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B.
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine is a classic 1946 Western film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the events leading up to the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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C.
Little Red-Haired Girl
The Little Red-Haired Girl is the unseen, idealized love interest of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip, symbolizing his shyness and unrequited affection.
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D.
Baby Mine
"Baby Mine" is a classic lullaby originally featured in Disney's 1941 animated film Dumbo, known for its tender melody and emotional impact.
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E.
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," known for teaching the musical scale through its lyrics.
- 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: Big Rock Candy Mountain Target entity description: "Big Rock Candy Mountain" is a classic American folk song, popularized by Burl Ives, that whimsically depicts a hobo’s utopian paradise filled with endless comfort and plenty.
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A.
Mockin' Bird Hill
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a popular 1951 country-pop song best known through Patti Page's hit recording, noted for its cheerful melody and nostalgic, rural-themed lyrics.
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B.
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine is a classic 1946 Western film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the events leading up to the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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C.
Little Red-Haired Girl
The Little Red-Haired Girl is the unseen, idealized love interest of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip, symbolizing his shyness and unrequited affection.
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D.
Baby Mine
"Baby Mine" is a classic lullaby originally featured in Disney's 1941 animated film Dumbo, known for its tender melody and emotional impact.
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E.
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi is a popular show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," known for teaching the musical scale through its lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hobo song
ⓘ
song ⓘ sound recording ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describes |
hobo’s paradise
ⓘ
imaginary land of plenty ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Harry McClintock ⓘ |
| firstRecordingDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| genre |
country folk
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationFor | children ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Big Rock Candy Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Big Rock Candy Mountain
|
| hasBeenCoveredBy | various folk artists ⓘ |
| hasBeenIncludedIn |
children’s music collections
ⓘ
folk song anthologies ⓘ |
| hasBeenUsedIn |
advertising
ⓘ
films ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | classic American folk song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later hobo-themed songs ⓘ |
| hasLyricElement |
cigarette trees
ⓘ
hens that lay soft-boiled eggs ⓘ lakes of stew ⓘ lemonade springs ⓘ where they hung the jerk that invented work ⓘ whiskey streams ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
abundance of food and drink
ⓘ
carefree wandering ⓘ freedom from work ⓘ idyllic landscape ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Burl Ives
ⓘ
Harry McClintock ⓘ |
| hasRecording | Burl Ives recording of Big Rock Candy Mountain ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adults ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
American folk standard
ⓘ
hobo ballad ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American hobo folklore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| performer | Burl Ives ⓘ |
| recordingOf | Big Rock Candy Mountain ⓘ |
| theme |
escapism
ⓘ
hobo life ⓘ paradise ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedBy |
Burl Ives
ⓘ
Harry McClintock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Rock Candy Mountain Description of subject: "Big Rock Candy Mountain" is a classic American folk song, popularized by Burl Ives, that whimsically depicts a hobo’s utopian paradise filled with endless comfort and plenty.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Big Rock Candy Mountain
linked to: Big Rock Candy Mountain
subject linked to:
Big Rock Candy Mountain