GO TELL AUNT ROSIE (GO TELL AUNT RHODY; GO TELL AUNT PATSY) Sung by: Mrs. Russell Vaughan Recorded in Memphis, TN Click here to listen to the original recording Go tell Aunt Rosie, Go tell Aunt Rosie The old gray goose is dead. The one she was saving, The one she was saving, The one she was saving To make a featherbed. Go rock the cradle, Go rock the cradle, Go rock the cradle, And don’t you make no noise. Go tell Aunt Rosie, Go tell Aunt Rosie, Go tell Aunt Rosie The old gray goose is dead. Also found in Randolph, Vol. II, #270, “Go Tell Aunt Rhody”; Brown, Vol. III, #128, “Go Tell Aunt Patsy.” |
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