Talk:She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain

message: Try as I might, I've been unable to locate any credible confirmation for the assertion that :Mother Jones was an inspiration for this folk song. I had never even come across any such notion until I saw it in this article, despite having read extensively about Mother Jones for an article I wrote about her 15 years ago. As near as I can determine, all of the references to this suggestion that turn up on the internet originate with this very Wikipedia article — which provides no citation. Unless somebody can provide a credible source, this material should be removed. Cgingold 05:44, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My original source was "An American Songbag" from Carl Sandburg. My old library had a 1927 copy of the book. I also found a similar reference in another book on folk music, which I cannot recall at the moment, but will add as a secondary source when I find it. Hope this helps! Marcusito 17:41, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, thanks for your response, Marcusito! Sorry it took so long for me to check in again (I did check for a couple of days, guess I just missed you.) I was very doubtful about the story, so this is a good start toward credible sourcing. I would still want to know more detail about what Sandburg had to say on the subject, and ideally, whether it has support anywhere else. I hope you can find that other book and report back on what it has to say. Thanks again. Cgingold 11:19, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mother Jones 

message: Someone had written a comment under the "sources" section of the article. I removed it.
The comment said: 
"The word Riden' was changed to Drivin' No-one rides six horses they drive them as in a team hooked to a wagon or coach."
If the word is documented as "riden'" (or some such) in an early source, it should be left that way regardless of whether or not it makes sense to anyone. I assume the lyrics came from Sandburg. Whoever has the book, ought to check it, and restore the lyrics if appropriate. ColmCille (talk) 12:00, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Editing Comment in Main Article 

message: I suspect that the claim that the song is "probably a coded anthem for the Underground Railroad" owes more to early 21st century obsession with race, than with the historical reality. The song was clearly a religious one, using the imagery of a train. The train reflects religious ideas, not political ones.203.80.61.102 (talk) 04:49, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern political inferences 

message: In the background section, the article says, "Sandburg reports that the negro spiritual 'When the Chariot Comes'..." Is "negro spiritual" really appropriate language?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF8F:C20:C0E6:1FDD:5DE:C24E (talk) 06:59, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: From today's perspective it is not. That being said, removing the word "negro" could be considered a misquote, since Sandburg explicitly used the term "negro spiritual". However, we could put it in quote marks and tag it with a "[sic!]". --Nachtbold (talk) 20:50, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Negro spiritual"? 

message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hSO7x8oLnI
Widely known in Scandinavia, as Norwegian football supporters have been chanting this for a while, especially when playing against Sweden. It's a joke about Norway being rich enough to completely buy Sweden - but actually a half-serious reference to the Norwegian Oil Fund. --BjKa (talk) 23:23, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Vi kan kjøpe hele Sverige om vi vil" 

message: Could it of originated in 1867, wrote by Rev. G. Sanborn of Gilford New Hampshire? https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88078580/1875-06-11/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1777&sort=date&rows=20&words=coming+ll+mountain+round+she+She+she%27ll&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=1&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=She%27ll+Be+Coming+%27Round+the+Mountain&y=13&x=9&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.17.162.147 (talk) 12:35, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the words don't match and the meter doesn't match; has any scholarly or folkloric source connected the two? --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 16:27, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Could Rev. G. Sanborn have originated the song?

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. Two literally oppositions against one. No credible sources where the apostrophe was removed. (non-admin closure) Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 01:38, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain →  – The apostrophe preceding the word "round" is not needed. Zacwill (talk) 22:08, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

text: Note: WikiProject Songs and WikiProject Roots music have been notified of this discussion.  ASUKITE 17:29, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

text: Relisting comment: Not looking to drag this out too much longer, but hoping that the project notifications generate a little more participation  ASUKITE 17:30, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 2 April 2024