589. I Am Standing in the Shoes of John
No title. With music. From Miss Jessie Hauser, whose early addresses
were in Forsyth county and Durham county, July 1923. Phonograph
recording, Durham, N. C, 1928.
1 I am standing in the shoes of John.
1 am standing in the shoes of John,
I am standing. 1 am standing.
I am standing in the shoes of John.
2 If thev fit me. 1 will wear them on,
If they fit me. I will wear them on.
If they fit me. if they fit me.
If they fit me. I will wear them on.
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589
I Am Standing in the Shoes of John
'I Am Standing in the Shoes of John.' Sung by Miss Jessie Hauser, of
Forsyth and Durham counties. Recorded at Durham in 1928. There was
no title given by the singer.
F-514
I am stand-ing in the shoes of John, I am stand-ing
in the shoes of John, I am stand-ing, stand-ing, I am
stand - ing, T am stand-ing in the shoos of John.
For melodic relationship cf. **JAFL xlv 173, measures 1-4 and ending.
Scale: Mode III, plagal. Tonal Center: e-flat. Structure: abed (2,2,2,2).