The song also shares some sonic similarities to the Yiddish folksong, Tumbalalaika. It has since become a popular Yiddish folksong. When the commercial industry was combined with "traditional Appalachian folksong", "hillbilly music" was formed. Paterson wrote the lyrics of the much-loved folksong "Waltzing Matilda" in 1895. "Do Re Mi" is a folksong by American songwriter Woody Guthrie. It is famous as the hometown of "Jeongseon Arirang," a traditional Korean folksong. The harmonica in the background is playing the Russian folksong "Stenka Razin". Katie Cruel is a traditional American folksong, likely of Scottish origin. "Jack Hall" is a traditional British folksong dating from 1707. After this, some white New Zealanders "mistakenly thought [the song was] an old Maori folksong". Shannon's authorship was asserted by his relatives in discussions on the Mudcat Cafe folksong forum. The earliest French-Canadian folksong celebrates the adventures of Jean Cadieux. He had an interest in music in general and in folksong. Germany's performance rights organization GEMA classifies it as a "copyright-free folksong". The title is taken from the British folksong "John Barleycorn".