Cat. #0374 (MFH #223) - As sung by Jack Stockslager, Eureka Springs, Arkansas on July 15, 1959
VERSE 1
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Her ole gray goose is dead
VERSE 2
Th one she's been savin'
Th one she's been savin'
Th one she's been savin'
T' make a feather bed
VERSE 3
She died in th mill pond
She died in th mill pond
She died in th mill pond
T' make a feather bed
VERSE 4
Th gander is weepin'
Th gander is weepin'
Th gander is weepin'
Because his love is dead
VERSE 5
Th goslin is cryin'
Th goslin is cryin'
Th goslin is cryin'
Because his Mammy's dead
VERSE 6
It had just one feather
It had just one feather
It had but one feather
In th middle of its head
VERSE 7
Th barnyard is mourning
Th barnyard is mourning
Th barnyard is mourning
Awaitin' to be fed
VERSE 8
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Go tell, Aunt Rhodie
Her ole gray goose is dead