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Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - Wikipedia Hand Me Down My Walking Cane `` Hand Me Down My Walking Cane '' is a song written by African - American James A. Bland in 1880 . It has acquired the status of a folk song , and is cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No . 11,733 . Recordings ( edit ) This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards . The specific problem is : Formatting , non-use of wikitable ( s ) , laundry list appearance , unreferenced Please help improve this section if you can . ( August 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) 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 : Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett ( 1926 ) Kelly Harrell ( 1926 ) , Victor 20103 Earl Johnson ( 1927 ) ( unreleased ) Ernest V. Stoneman ( 1927 ) Edison Record 11481 Karl Radlach and His Orchestra ( directed by Bernie Cummins ) ( 1930 ) Cléoma Breaux ( 1937 ) , Decca 17059 Jerry Lee Lewis ( 1956 ) , Sun Records Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs ( 1961 ) Vern Williams and Ray Parks ( 1966 ) , The Cabale , Berkeley , CA Norman Blake , Whiskey Before Breakfast ( 1976 ) The Knitters , Poor Little Critter on the Road ( 1985 ) On The Skillet Lickers Vol. 1 ( 1926 -- 27 ) , Document Records Robert Earl Keen , Gravitational Forces ( 2001 ) , Lost Highway Records Michael Knott ( 2003 ) , Spring 2003 Tour CD # 2 , independent Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers ( 2005 ) Junior Wells and Pistol Pete ( bluesman ) , Chicago Blues Jam Vol. 5 ( DVD ) ( 2005 ) Charlie Byrd and the Charlie Byrd Ensemble ( 2008 ) , Great Chefs . Great Music Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers ( 2009 ) , Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers , Klang Industries Arthur `` Big Boy '' Crudup Tex Morton Carson Robison References in other songs ( edit ) The 1945 song `` Look on Yonder Wall '' includes the line `` Look on yonder wall , hand me down my walkin ' cane '' . `` Please Do n't Bury Me '' , on John Prine 's 1973 album Sweet Revenge , has the line `` Hand me down my walking cane / It 's a sin to tell a lie '' , which also references the 1936 song `` It 's a Sin to Tell a Lie '' Bob Dylan sings the line `` Hand Me Down My Walking Cane '' in his song `` Ai n't Talkin ' '' on his 2006 album Modern Times . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Bland , James A. ( 1854 - 1911 ) '' . blackpast.org . Retrieved December 15 , 2014 . Jump up ^ https://www.amazon.com/Skillet-Lickers-Vol-1-1926-1927/dp/B001W4GCAK This folk song - related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hand_Me_Down_My_Walking_Cane&oldid=831709689 '' Categories : 1880 songs American songs Blackface minstrel songs Folk songs Jerry Lee Lewis songs Roud Folk Song Index songs Songs written by James A. Bland Folk song stubs Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from December 2014 Articles needing cleanup from August 2016 All pages needing cleanup Cleanup tagged articles with a reason field from August 2016 Wikipedia pages needing cleanup from August 2016 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 March 2018 , at 21 : 41 . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit organization . About Wikipedia