| Grade Level K - 4 |
Tonal Center do |
| Scale Pentatonic |
Range M6 |
| Tone Set s,l, Drm |
Melodic Motive(s) |
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Melodic Elements
so, 
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Melodic Context l,-s, |
| Rhythmic Element(s) |
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| Original Starting Pitch |
Partwork |
| Form Analysis ABBBCB |
Form Type Call-response |
| ta |  |
| syn-co-pa |  |
| tim-ri |  |
| anacrusis |  |
| other |  |
Source
Library of Congress AFS 349 A2. Collected by Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle.
Informant/Performer
Group of girls, Eatonville, FL, 1935
State
Florida
Region
South
Origin
African-American
Song Type(s)
Singing Game
Game Types
Circle
Sub-Game Types
Circle/Stationary
Sub-Game Types
Figures
Subject(s)
Names
Food and Drink
Sub Subject
Alternate Titles
Shoo-li-loo
General Comments
A variant appears in Jones, Bessie and Bess Lomax Hawes. Step it Down. . The "li" in "Shoo-li-loo" is pronounced with a short "I" as in "little."
