Git Along, Little Dogies

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← Previous revision Revision as of 18:44, 13 April 2026 Line 26: Line 26: "'''Git Along, Little Dogies'''" is a traditional [[cowboy songs|cowboy ballad]], also performed under the title "'''Whoopie Ti Yi Yo'''." It is cataloged as [[Roud Folk Song Index]] No. 827. Members of the [[Western Writers of America]] chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.<ref name="Top100">{{Cite web |title=The Top 100 Western Songs |author=Western Writers of America |year=2010 |author-link=Western Writers of America |publisher=American Cowboy |url=http://www.americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019002745/http://americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs |archive-date=19 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "'''Git Along, Little Dogies'''" is a traditional [[cowboy songs|cowboy ballad]], also performed under the title "'''Whoopie Ti Yi Yo'''." It is cataloged as [[Roud Folk Song Index]] No. 827. Members of the [[Western Writers of America]] chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.<ref name="Top100">{{Cite web |title=The Top 100 Western Songs |author=Western Writers of America |year=2010 |author-link=Western Writers of America |publisher=American Cowboy |url=http://www.americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019002745/http://americancowboy.com/culture/top-100-western-songs |archive-date=19 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The "dogies" referred to in the song are runty or orphaned calves.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer01arie/page/114 Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, and Joan Houston Hall. "dogie" ''Dictionary of American Regional English'']. {{ISBN|978-0-674-20511-6}} June 4, 2009</ref> The "dogies" referred to in the song are runty or orphaned calves.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer01arie/page/114&q=dogies Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, and Joan Houston Hall. "dogie" ''Dictionary of American Regional English'']. {{ISBN|978-0-674-20511-6}} June 4, 2009</ref>

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