My Daddy Willed Me A Fortune

Cat. #0743 (MFH #445) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on May 26, 1969

VERSE 1
My daddy willed me a fortuing
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My daddy willed me a fortuing
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VERSE 2
You recking what is was, sir
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You recking what is was, sir
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VERSE 3
It was an ole gray goose, sir
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It was an ole gray goose, sir
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VERSE 4
I put 'er on an' cooked her
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I put 'er on an' cooked her
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VERSE 5
I took 'er up an' tried her
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I took 'er up an' tried her
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VERSE 6
I broke off all my fork prongs
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I broke off all my fork prongs
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VERSE 7
I hauled 'er to th sage field
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I hauled 'er to th sage field
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VERSE 8
I blowed my horn for th buzzards
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Blowed my horn for th buzzards
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VERSE 9
They come an' broke their bills off
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They come an' broke their bills off
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VERSE 10
I hauled 'er to t grass lot
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Hauled 'er to th grass lot
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VERSE 11
She sat an' hatched six goslins
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She sat an' hatched six goslins
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VERSE 12
And that is the end of my fortuing
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That is the end of my fortuing
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