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