"De Wild Goose-Nation" is an American song composed by blackface minstrel performer Dan Emmett.
[2] Musicologist Hans Nathan sees similarities in the introduction of the song to the later "Dixie".
[3] Animal characters are the song's protagonists, tying "De Wild Goose-Nation" to similar tales in African American folklore.
Some lyrics from the song are repeated in "Dixie": "De tarapin he thot it was time for to trabble / He screw aron his tail and begin to scratch grabble.
both in Europe and America";[6] nevertheless, analysis of playbills and newspaper clippings suggests that it saw only moderate popularity.