| "I've Been Working on the Railroad" | |
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.jpg) "I've Been Working on the Railroad", published as Levee Song in the Princeton University compilation Carmina Princetonia, 1898 | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1894 |
| Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"I've Been Working on the Railroad" is an American folk song. The first published version appeared as "Levee Song" in Carmina Princetonia, a book of Princeton University songs published in 1894.[1] The earliest known recording is by The Shannon Quartet, released by Victor Records in 1923.[2]
- ^ James J. Fuld, The Book of World-Famous Music, 4th ed. (Dover, 1996), p. 309; cited at Mudcat Café's site Mudcat Cafe.
- ^ "Victor matrix B-27740. I've been workin' on de railroad / Shannon Quartet". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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