The melody is taken from a French soldier's song.

The melody is taken from the instrumentation on the spiritual tune, "Wade in the Water."

The melody of this song was partially taken from another: "Turkey in the Straw."

The words of this hymn were written during the time Speratus was imprisoned; the melody is taken from a 15th-century chorale.

The melody is taken from traditional Mexican folk music.

The melody for the 1950 song was taken from Étude in E major, Op.

The melody is taken from an old French minuet.

The melody was taken straight from a royalty-free samples CD released in 1999.

This article previously stated that "the melody was almost certainly taken from Tommy Johnson.

The melodies are mostly taken from popular songs.