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Mr. Johnny Grebeck

REFRAIN:
Mr. Johnny how could you be so mean
One day you invented a wonderful sausage machine
Now all the neighbors' cats and dogs will never more be seen
They'll all be ground to sausages in Johnny Grebeck's machine.

One day a boy went walking, he walked into a store
He bought a pound of sausages and laid them on the floor
The boy began to whistle, he whistled up a tune
And all the little sausages went dancing round the room.

REFRAIN

One day the thing got busted, the darn thing wouldn't go
So Johnny Grebeck he crawled inside to see what made it so
His wife was having a nightmare, a'walking in her sleep
She gave the crank a heck of a yank
And Johnny Grebeck was meat.

 

Data entry tech comment:

Informant is same as collector.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic

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