Grey Goose

COLLECTED & ADAPTED BY JOHN A. LOMAX AND ALAN LOMAX, WORDS & MUSIC BY HUDDIE LEDBETTER

Well, las' Monday mornin', Lawd, Lawd, Lawd
Well, las' Monday mornin', Lawd, Lawd, Lawd

My daddy went a-huntin'
Well, he carried along his zulu1
Well, along come a grey goose
Well, he throwed it to his shoulder
an' he ram his hammer' way back

Well, he pulled on de trigger
Well, down he come a-windin'
He was six weeks a-fallin'
He was six weeks a-findin'
An' he put him on de wagon,
An'he taken him to de white house

He was six weeks a-pickin'
Lordy, your wife an'my wife
Oh, they give a feather pickin'
An' they put him on to parboil2
He was six months a-parboil'
An' they put him on de table

Now, de fork couldn' stick him
An' de knife couldn't cut him
An' they throwed him in de hog-pen
An' he broke de ol'sow's jawbone

An' they taken him to de sawmill
An' he broke de saw's teeth out
An' de las' time I seed him
Well, he's flyin' across de ocean
Wid a long string o' goslin's
An' they all goin': quank quink-quank

Trivia about the song Grey Goose by Lead Belly

On which albums was the song “Grey Goose” released by Lead Belly?
Lead Belly released the song on the albums “Leadbelly Arc & Library Of Congress Recordings Vol. 4 (1935-1938)” in 2005, “Lead Belly Sings For Children” in 2006, and “Bd Blues: Lead Belly” in 2011.
Who composed the song “Grey Goose” by Lead Belly?
The song “Grey Goose” by Lead Belly was composed by COLLECTED & ADAPTED BY JOHN A. LOMAX AND ALAN LOMAX, WORDS & MUSIC BY HUDDIE LEDBETTER.

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