Rattlesnake Mountain (song)
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Songwriter(s)Traditional
| "Rattlesnake Mountain" | |
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| Song | |
| Genre | American folk music |
| Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"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]
