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On 6 July 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved to Merrily We Roll Along (1935 song). The result of the discussion was not moved. |
This article states that the song "Good Night Ladies", a traditional American folk song, was this inspiration for "Merrily We Roll Along". This claim is supported by the lyrics of the first verse of "Good Night Ladies" (public domain):
"Good night, ladies! Good night, ladies!
Good night, ladies! We're sad to see you go.
Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along.
Merrily we roll along o'er the deep blue sea."
Although the melody to "Good Night Ladies" is undoubtedly very similar to that of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", no specific claims of a relationship between these two songs are made in either article. Both songs are examples of variations on a traditional American folk tune who's origins are unclear, but probably have their roots in Europe. The "Mary Had A Little Lamb" article claims the melody was taken from Mozart, but this claim is not cited in the article and has been disputed elsewhere. --DoctorSlaw (talk) 21:53, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
The song has been used (sung by "Eddie Camphor") in a Merrie Melodies cartoon (Billboard Frolics) released on November 9th, 1935. —Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signature
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s|unsigned]] comment added by 85.130.22.194 (talk) 21:09, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
I think this article is conflating two different songs. The melody used in the WB cartoons does not at all match "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The first five notes ("Merrily we roll") are the same but that's it. Powers T 15:03, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
Actually, the two songs being compared are "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and "Good Night Ladies", which this article claims "Merrily We Roll Along" was "loosely" based upon. This is consistent with your assessment that there are some similarities, but the songs are not exactly the same.-- DoctorSlaw (talk) 21:23, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
"Merrily We Roll Along" is a copyrighted song. You cannot reprint the lyrics in their entirety without permission from Alfred Publishing Company, the song's publisher. --FuriousFreddy (talk) 04:20, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
I think the article should at least explain that there's a similarity between the notes often sung/played for Marry had a Little lamb and this song. In fact, I am pretty sure I have seen it listed as both names in song books, right or wrong. Maybe just a few sentences explaining the similarity of the tunes, and how some song books will mention both song titles?
75.71.200.117 (talk) 06:50, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – MaterialWorks 15:13, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
Merrily We Roll Along (song) → Merrily We Roll Along (1935 song) – I'm sure that the chorus of "Goodnight Ladies" is easier to latch onto when this title is said. Georgia guy (talk) 01:49, 6 July 2023 (UTC)