Found a Peanut

A campfire song sung to the tune of "Oh My Darling, Clementine" that tells a dark but humorous story of eating a rotten peanut, with evidence suggesting the song existed well before 1958 claims of authorship—appearing in the 1949 film "A Letter to Three Wives," referred to as an "old song" in a 1945 newspaper, and performed in a school talent show in 1942. "Found a Peanut" is a traditional folk song enjoyed in various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Israel, becoming a favorite at summer camps and scouting trips throughout the 20th century. The tune it uses, "Oh My Darling, Clementine," is a traditional American Western folk ballad commonly attributed to Percy Montrose, who published the lyrics in 1884, though the melody is believed to have originated from earlier folk tunes, possibly dating back to "Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden" in 1863. The ballad "Clementine" tells the tragic, yet sometimes comic, story of a miner's daughter named Clementine, and its memorable melody has been adapted for numerous other songs including "Found a Peanut."