Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane (Version 1, handwritten, arr. N. Blake, key of C)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L396
Credit: Traditional (arr. Norman Blake) · traditional
Origin: Traditional American song, author unknown, recorded by the 1920s, treated as traditional and public domain. Version 1 of 2: handwritten in blue ink (cursive) with chords, 4/4 time, key of C, 'Traditional, Arr: N. Blake', with the note 'Harmony parts can hold notes'. Only the traditional words are reproduced.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_Me_Down_My_Walking_Cane
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as handwritten (C, F, G7).
C G7 C I got high, Lord I got in jail, well I got high and I got in jail F C I got high and I got in jail, had nobody for to go my bail G7 C My sins they have overtaken me. Chorus: C Hand me down my walkin' cane G7 C Lord hand me down my walkin' cane F C Hand me down my walkin' cane, I'm gonna leave on the mornin' train G7 C My sins they have overtaken me. C Lord the beans was tough and the meat was fat G7 C The beans was tough and the meat was fat F Oh the beans was tough and the meat was fat C Oh good Lord I couldn't eat that G7 C My sins they have overtaken me. Break C G7 C Come on mom, won't you go my bail, Lord come on mom and go my bail F C Come on mom and go my bail, get me out of this Nashville jail G7 C My sins they have overtaken me. C G7 C Well if I die in Tennessee, Lord if I die in Tennessee F C Oh if I die in Tennessee, ship me back by C.O.D. G7 C My sins they have overtaken me. C G7 C Hand me down my bottle of corn, oh hand me down that bottle of corn F Oh hand me down that bottle of corn C Gonna get drunk as sure as you're born G7 C My sins they have overtaken me. Break & Chorus