288 Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Measures Beats 



4 lU 



6 121 



V. 5. 



This song is more regular than at first appears for the C and A phrases are 

 chiefly to be differentiated for their use of the b and a notes, that is, in A the 

 h's and a's are natural and in C they are flat. There seems to be little doubt 

 but that the change from one to the other was intentional, although there are 

 some transitional tones used occasionally which are neither natural nor flat. 

 The effect is of a play upon seventh degrees, in the first case, the seventh and 

 sixth of C major. These, lowered one half a step become the sixth and fifth of 

 D^ major, while the c's which were the tonics in the first case now become the 

 seventh of the new key. 



There is also great similarity between the D and B phrases, so that it 

 would be very easy to confuse them. Observe also the duplex structure of the 

 A and most of the C phrases. The h measures are practically the same as the a's. 



The repeated refrain at the beginning of the song is unique, but may have 

 occurred because of a faulty rendition the first time. The extension at the end 

 of both refrain and verse is uniform in almost every case, and is an unusual 

 feature. It cannot be said to really form part of the connective. 



The refrain is omitted between the second and third verses while in the 

 fourth it is telescoped. The song ends with the fifth verse without the final 

 refrain. It begins with the first beat on the lower seventh degree, if we con- 

 sider it as being in the key of D'' where it is soon established after the song 

 c ommences, and this is unusual as a first tone. It ends on the third degree. 



