729. Singing in the Lane
'Singing in the Lane.' Sung by Miss Jewell Robbins, Pekin, Montgomery county, 1921-24. The singer obtained this version from her English grandmother, Mrs. Belinda Horton, born in Moore county, of English parents. The beginning of the melody is similar to that of 'Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot.' Cf. also ASb 114-5 ('Rosie Nell'), also F-582 'Childhood Days' ('Sweet Nell').
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The boys and girls I used to know went fish - ing in the brooks.
With spools of thread for fish - ing lines
And bend - ed pins for hooks.
Swing -ing in the lane,
Swing-ing in the lane,
I nev - er, nev - er shall for - get
The swing - ing in the lane.
For melodic relationship cf. **OFS rv 397 (except chorus).
Scale: Mode III, plagal. Tonal Center: e-flat. Structure: abcdbecd (2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2) = abed (4,4,4,4). In the smaller subdivision the e is somewhat related to c. In the over-all form, the beginning of c is like the ending of a.