▁K new ▁Ye " ▁apparently ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁while ▁When ▁Johnny ▁Com es ▁March ing ▁Home ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁" John ny ▁I ▁Hard ly ▁K new ▁Ye " ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁traditional ▁Irish ▁anti - war ▁and ▁anti - rec ruit ing ▁song . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁soldiers ▁from ▁Ath y , ▁County ▁K ild are ▁served ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁ ▁" Oh ▁My ▁Dar ling , ▁Clement ine " ▁( 1 8 8 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁western ▁folk ▁ball ad ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁another ▁song ▁called ▁Down ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁Liv ' d ▁a ▁Ma iden ▁( 1 8 6 3 ). ▁The ▁words ▁are ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁bere aved ▁lo ver ▁singing ▁about ▁his ▁dar ling , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁min er ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁California ▁Gold ▁R ush . ▁He ▁los es ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁d row ning ▁accident . ▁The ▁song ▁plays ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁for ▁the ▁highly ▁acc laimed ▁John ▁Ford ▁movie ▁" My ▁Dar ling ▁Clement ine ". ▁It ▁also ▁runs ▁as ▁a ▁background ▁score ▁all ▁through ▁the ▁movie . ▁ ▁The ▁Y ellow ▁Rose ▁of ▁Texas ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁traditional ▁folk ▁song . ▁The ▁original ▁love ▁song ▁has ▁become ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁legend ▁that ▁Em ily ▁D . ▁West , ▁a ▁b ira cial