Question

Which of the following songs you listened to for this Unit does Stephen Foster’s “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” most closely resemble?

A/ Fare You Well Old Joe Clark
B/ Oduduwa
C/ Woodman! Spare That Tree!
D/ The Yankee Doodle Boy

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Woodman Spare that tree.

The song that most closely resembles Stephen Foster’s “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” is “Woodman Spare that tree.”

Stephen Foster (1826-1864) was a famous songwriter that wrote the song “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” dedicated to her wife. He also wrote famous songs such as “Nelly was a Lady” “Oh, Susanne”, and “Swanee River. The song that most closely resembles Stephen Foster’s “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” is “Woodman Spare that tree.” The lyrics of this song were written by George Pope Morris and the music was written by Henry Russell.