GOODBYE, LIZA JANE
Sung by: Marian Dozha
Recorded in Mountain View, AR 4/19/63

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Marian Dozha: “. . . singers . . . and they were sort of like a newspaper. But before they got . . . In order to get the people’s attention, they would sing catchy nonsense songs like ‘Goodbye, Liza Jane.’”

My horse fell down the well,
‘Round behind the stable.
My horse fell down the well,
Around behind the stable.
Well, he didn’t fall clear down,
But he fell, fell, fell, fell, fell, fell, fell,
Just as far as he was able.
Oh, it’s goodbye, Liza Jane.

My goose swallowed a snail.
His eyes stuck out with wonder.
My goose swallowed a snail.
And his eyes stuck out with wonder,
For the horns, they grew through his tail, tail, tail, tail, tail, tail, tail,
Bust it all asunder.
Oh, it’s goodbye, Liza Jane.

My gal would cross the bridge
So she wouldn’t get her feet wet.
My gal would cross the bridge
So she would not get her feet wet.
Well, she didn’t cross the bridge,
But she would, would, would, would, would, would, would,
Except it wasn’t built yet.
Oh, it’s goodbye, Liza Jane.

All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted

The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection
Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
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