Rattlesnake Mountain (song)

"Rattlesnake Mountain" is a traditional American folk song derived from one of the earliest known American ballads, "On Springfield Mountain".[1] It is based on the events surrounding the death by snakebite of Timothy Merrick (or Mirick) on August 7, 1761.[2]

"Rattlesnake Mountain"
Song
GenreAmerican folk music
Songwriter(s)Traditional

Recordings

References

  1. Roud Folk Song Index number 431. Laws G16.
  2. Waltz, Bob. "Remembering The Old Songs: Springfield Mountain" (web reprint from Inside Bluegrass February 2003). Retrieved 2008-03-06.

Merrick, Charles L., "History of Wilbraham", Vermont, Polygraphic Company of America, Inc, 1964


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