The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE OLD GRAY GOOSE

GO TELL AUNT NANCY, (THREE TIMES)
HER OLD GRAY GOOSE IS DEAD.
THE ONE SHE'D BEEN SAVING, (THREE TIMES)
TO MAKE A FEATHER BED.
SHE DIED LAST FRIDAY, (THREE TIMES)
WITH A PAIN IN THE BACK OF HER HEAD.
OLD GANDER'S WEEPING, (THREE TIMES)
BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS DEAD.
THE GOSLINGS ARE MOURNING, (THREE TIMES)
BECAUSE THEIR MOTHER'S DEAD.

Submitter comment: PERFORMED ON APPALACHIAN DULCIMER

Date learned: 00-00-1984