"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" is a song written by African-American James A.
Also, the sea shanty "The Hog Eye Man," 1849–1850, (shanties were often adaptations of plantation songs) contains the words, "Go fetch me down my riding cane.
"[3] It is often impossible to determine what melodies were in use for known 19th century lyrics, and there is no indication that these fairly similar lyrics had melodies at all related to "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane".
The song has been recorded many times, in a variety of styles including country, cajun, jazz, mountain, bluegrass, rock and roll, and acoustic and electric blues.
Recordings by artists having Wikipedia articles include: