Level: 3
Tuning: Standard

This has always been my favorite Gary Davis composition. When I was a child, not only did I love the song, but I thought it had the greatest title!

My interpretation is derived from the Rev's first recording of this piece on the Melotone label in 1936. In this version, Gary Davis had a haunting phrase that he used throughout his performance. My arrangement was inspired from this one lick and I open up with it, and in the end, I reiterate it in different octaves as homage to this beautiful song. The first time through I pay heed to Gary Davis's way of playing it and then break away from tradition with my own ideas. You will see how you can emulate the words of the verse in the arrangement.