| Grade Level 1 - 4 |
Tonal Center do |
| Scale Pentatonic |
Range P8 |
| Tone Set Drm sl d' |
Melodic Motive(s) |
|
Melodic Elements
do' 
|
Melodic Context m-d' |
| Rhythmic Element(s) anacrusis |
|
| Original Starting Pitch Eb |
Partwork |
| Form Analysis AB |
Form Type Verse-chorus |
| ta |  |
| ti-ti |  |
| ti |  |
| eighth rest |  |
| anacrusis |  |
Source
Porter, Grace Cleveland. Negro Folk Singing-Games and Folk Games of the Habitants. London: J. Curwen & Sons, Ltd. 1914. 10-11.
Informant/Performer
State
Maryland
Region
South
Origin
African-American
Song Type(s)
Singing Game
Game Types
Circle
Chase
Sub-Game Types
Circle/Ring Play
Sub-Game Types
Figures
Subject(s)
Sub Subject
Alternate Titles
Do, Do Let Me Out
General Comments
Text of original contains dialect. Note values halved from original, which is notated in 2/2. Also appears in Erdei, Peter and Katalin Komlos, eds. 150 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read and Play.
