Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane -

The chorus to an old spiritual of unknown origin introducing many tied notes and the interval Do/Fa.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – Traditional – attributed to James Bland
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: through composed
Rhythm: intermediate: (tied notes)
| ta/a_|_ti ti ti ti | | ta/a_|_ta ti ti | ta/a_|_ta/ ti |
| ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ti ri | ti ta ti | syncopation
Pitches: beginners: So Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: beginners: So/Do/Mi ascending tonic arpeggio in 1st position, Do/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, sixteenth; pickup beat, tied notes
Key Words: sacred, hand, down, cane, midnight, train; abbreviation: walkin’ (walking), goin’ (going), ’cause (because); contraction; I’m ( I am)

**“Hand Me Down My Walkin’ Cane”**
Hand me down my walkin’ cane, Hand me down my walkin’ cane, Oh hand me down my walkin’ cane, I’m goin’ to leave on the midnight train, ‘Cause all my sins are taken away.

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Hand Me Down My Walkin’ Cane