475
Hung My Bucket on de White Folks' Fence
From Miss Ellen Smith, early address Greenville, Pitt county ; text un-
dated ; with note : "heard in Johnson and Pitt counties."
Hung iny bucket on de white folks' fence.
Hain't seen my bucket sence.
Oh Lawd ! Oh Lawd !
Old Aunt Dinah, well she bounce around,
Leave her wooden leg on de ground.
Save her meat skin, lay dem away.
To grease her wooden leg every day.
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475
Hung My Bucket on de White Folk's Fence
'Hung My Bucket On the White Folk's Fence.' Sung by Miss Mary Barbour,
Raeford, Holt county, 1922. Listed in catalogue as 'Hungry Bucket.' It
should be observed how imaginatively measures 3-4 are used in measures 7-8
as well as the last four measures, both of which are but splendid examples of
variation based on a very simple idea.
F-438
Hung my buck - et on de white folks' fence, Hain't
seen my buck-et sence. Oh Lawd!-
Oh Lawd!-
Old Aunt Di - nah, well she bounce a - round, Leave her
wood-en leg
on de ground Save her meat-skin, lay dem
a - way,
To grease her wood-en leg ev - ery day.
Scale: Mode HI, plagal. Tonal Center: f. Structure: nmm^ (6,4,4) ==
inverted barform.