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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Part of Hark! The Village Wait, also All Things Are Quite Silent, A Calling-On Song and Copshawholme Fair
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 7 of Steeleye Span’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 45 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- Hark! The Village Wait
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Part of
- Hark! The Village Wait
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Hark! The Village Wait
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Hark! The Village Wait
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: RCA Victor
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz My Johnny Was a Shoemaker was written by [traditional]
My Johnny Was a Shoemaker was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz My Johnny Was a Shoemaker is part of the release Hark! The Village Wait
My Johnny Was a Shoemaker is part of the release Hark! The Village Wait
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song My Johnny Was a Shoemaker
RCA Victor is the label of the song My Johnny Was a Shoemaker
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz My Johnny Was a Shoemaker was released on 1970
My Johnny Was a Shoemaker was released on 1970
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026