This song (formally titled "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers") was composed by prominent black minstrel songwriter and banjo player James A. Bland in 1879. The melody later passed from the minstrel stage into folk and fiddling tradition. "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" was originally a mockery of "Golden Slippers", a spiritual song sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Bland's version surpassed the Fisk song in popularity and is now commonly referred to as "Golden Slippers". It has been recorded by Delaware Water Gap, Clark Kessinger, Bill Spence and Fennig's All-Stars and others. I originally worked this out on the hammered dulcimer after hearing the recording by Bill Spence and Fennig's All-Stars.