Sally get Your Hoecake done

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 Theme code Index    1135 7775
 Also known as    Jinny get Your Hoe Cake done
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    United States
 Genre/Style    Minstrel, Old-Time
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Joel Walker Sweeney
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Songsheet
 Tune and/or Page number    
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1840
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 Title of recording    
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X:1 T:Jenny get Your Hoe Cake Done C:Joel Walker Sweeney (1813-1860) M:C L:1/8 R:Blackface Minstrel song B:Firth & Hall (New York), 1840 K:G P:Verse D2|D2D2 F2A2|c2c2c2 (AB)|c2A2A2F2|G2A2 B2B2| c2A2A2F2|G2A2B2B2|c c A2A2 F2|D2D2 F2 F2| G G G G A2F2|D2E2F2A2|G G G G A2F2|D4 z4|| P:Instrumental break BAGG A2F2|D2F2 [F2A2] [F2A2c2]|Bd cA [B,2G2][A,2F2][G,4G4]z4||


X:0768 T:Jenny Get Your Oat Cake Done. Roose.0768 M:2/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=100 N:There are songs that include the lyric in the title in the last line N:or alternatively 'hoe cake'. N:The version from the !Ethiopian Quadrilles' Jenny get your hoe cake on' N:by the 'Virginia Mistrels' is similar N:https://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/collection/017/037 N:Second part of tune is written in A major in manuscript, g's are natural so key changed. B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Q:"Vivace" Z:Village Music Project. Rob Lands 2019 K:A AB| c2cd cABc | dcde fefg | agfe dcBA | GABc B2AB | c2cd cABc | dcde fefg | agfe edcB |"8"A2A2A2 || B:J.Roose MS, Manchester, 1850 Z:Village Music Project. Rob Lands 2019 K:Amix z2|A4 c2e2 | g2g2 g4 | f2d2 d2f2 | f2e2 e2z2 | d2f2 f2a2 | g2e2 e4 | d2f2 f2a2 |"16" g2e2 e4 | fedf edcB | A2B2c2e2 |fedf edcB | A4 g4 | fedf edcB | A2c2e2g2 | fedf edcB |"24"A3 |]