Going Down to Cairo
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Going Down to Cairo", also known as "Black Them Boots", "Cairo" or "Goodbye Liza Jane" is an<br> old-time breakdown in G Major. The parts are played AB or ABB.<br> The tune appears under the "Going Down to Cairo" title in David S. McIntosh's Folk Songs and<br> Singing Games of the Illinois Ozarks (1974). It is also related to Isham Monday's "Old Liza Jane".<br> It is considered by many to be a version of<br> "Liza Jane".<br> The beginning of the B part is melodically similar to the beginning of the A part of<br> "Spotted Pony".<br> It is often used for play-party games and dances in the midwest.<br> Cairo is a river town on the Mississippi at the mouth of the Ohio. It was an important river<br> port due to its location at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. In the late<br> 19th century it also became an important rail connection. The city developed a reputation<br> for being a dangerous city. In 1917, it had the highest crime rate in the state of Illinois.<br> The name Cairo is pronounced 'Kay-row'. <br> It was printed in Silberberg's Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern (2002) and<br> Lamancusa's The Gettysburg Collection of Old-Time Fiddle Tunes (2021).<br> It was recorded by Bob Bovee and Gail Heil on For Old Times Sake (1985). <br>
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