Cat. #1486 (MFH #418) - As sung by Reba Jenkins, Wheatland, Missouri on January 27, 1973
VERSE 1
There was a man, name Agaline
Hung three red shirts out on th line
He bought a goat an' tied 'im hard
Right around th neck in his backyard
VERSE 2
That goat got loose 'bout half-past-nine
An' ate those shirts right off th line
Then Agaline got mad an' said
I wish to heck, that goat was dead
VERSE 3
So he took it to th railroad track
An' tied him there, right on his back
An' in th distance he leeped breath
Well, I guess you can guess th rest
VERSE 4
Sing any ole song, but not good-bye
That wise ole goat didn't like to die
He had a scheme up in his brain
Coughed up those shirts an' flagged th train