Hi again all & thanks for all your suggestions. What would I do without you? I think I've found the tune for Ridden by the Slave Power. It's actually spelled "Benny Havens Oh" and was a traditional song at the academy at West Point. Also found it on U-Tube as the background music for a tribute to Civil War soldiers. It was also sung in the movie Santa Fe Trail with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHaviland. Thanks, Donna

Hey Donna http://books.google.com/books?id=Gwo6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=%22ridden+by+the+slave+power%22&hl=en&ei=uGXWTO_FO4vfcdHf1NQL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22ridden%20by%20the%20slave%20power%22&f=false http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NOH8A9zF6ZcC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=%22benney+haven%22&source=bl&ots=YWQ3AV6_VU&sig=BYLdy4QozyLUVJAaAdEtJ77DW-k&hl=en&ei=aGbWTJ_bFo_ovQPimfX_CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22benney%20haven%22&f=false These two links will give you the lyrics. In http://books.google.com you may want to search Psalm-Singing Yankees, or just "psalm singing yankees" A lot comes up but I wasn't able to track down the melody. Also, I believe the proper spelling is "Benney Haven" Good luck, because I think you will need it in finding the melody. This link will take you to a song named Benny Havens - no idea if it is what you are looking for: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=r7IQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA20&dq=benny+havens&hl=en&ei=DGrWTLnXGoPsuAP25JmdCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=benny%20havens&f=false John

John Benny or Benney - I printed out this music--it may be the correct tune. Thanks, Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "JCB" <genes@aanet.com.au> To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 4:01 AM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Another musical question > Hey Donna > > http://books.google.com/books?id=Gwo6AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=%22ridden+by+the+slave+power%22&hl=en&ei=uGXWTO_FO4vfcdHf1NQL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22ridden%20by%20the%20slave%20power%22&f=false > > http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NOH8A9zF6ZcC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=%22benney+haven%22&source=bl&ots=YWQ3AV6_VU&sig=BYLdy4QozyLUVJAaAdEtJ77DW-k&hl=en&ei=aGbWTJ_bFo_ovQPimfX_CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22benney%20haven%22&f=false > > These two links will give you the lyrics. > > In http://books.google.com you may want to search Psalm-Singing Yankees, > or > just "psalm singing yankees" A lot comes up but I wasn't able to track > down > the melody. Also, I believe the proper spelling is "Benney Haven" Good > luck, because I think you will need it in finding the melody. > > This link will take you to a song named Benny Havens - no idea if it is > what > you are looking for: > http://books.google.com.au/books?id=r7IQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA20&dq=benny+havens&hl=en&ei=DGrWTLnXGoPsuAP25JmdCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=benny%20havens&f=false > > John > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >