Go Tell Aunt Nancy

Cat. #0927 (MFH #223) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on Ocober 28, 1969

VERSE 1
Go tell Aunt Nancy
Go tell Aunt Nancy
Go tell Aunt Nancy
Th ole gray goose is dead

VERSE 2
Th one she had been savin'
Th one she had been savin'
Th one she had been savin'
To make her feather bed

VERSE 3
She died in th water
She died in th water
She died in th water
With a swimin' in 'er head

VERSE 4
Go tell Aunt Nancy
Go tell Aunt Nancy
Go tell Aunt Nancy
Her ole gray goose has died

VERSE 5
Th one she'd been savin'
Th one she'd been savin'
Th one she'd been savin'
To make her Christmas pie

VERSE 6
All little goslins crying
All little goslins crying
All little goslins crying
Because their Mammy is dead

VERSE 7
She died in th water
Died in th water
Died in th water
With a swimin' in her head

VARIANTS:
0374 Got Tell Aunt Rhodie

OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: II-270 Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Brown: III-336 If You Want To Go A Courtin'

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