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<i>Go Tell Aunt Rhody</i>

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

English language folk song of nineteenth-century American origin

"Go Tell Aunt Rhody" is an English language folk song of nineteenth-century American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3346. The tune is older, dating to the 18th century. It originated as a gavotte in the 1752 opera Le devin du village (The Village Soothsayer) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.[1][2]

Quick Facts "Go Tell Aunt Rhody", Song ...

The subject of the song is grief associated with loss, in this case from the death of an "old gray goose".[3]

A darker version of the song is depicted in the video game Resident Evil 7. In the game there is a cutscene where this song starts

References

  1. [1]
    "Rousseau and Aunt Rhody". Bibliolore. June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Matteson, Richard L. Jr. (March 1, 2012). Acoustic Music Source Book. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 978-1-61911-099-1.
  3. [3]
    Willard, Christopher; Saltzman, Amy (September 24, 2015). Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Guilford Publications. ISBN 978-1-4625-2238-5.


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