Go Tell Aunt Rhody
| Tune: | Traditional; the melody is usually traced to an air in Rousseau's opera Le Devin du village (1752) |
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| Category: | Youngsters |
| Notes: | A traditional American folk song and one of the first songs many children learn. Each verse changes only one line, so even the youngest Scouts can join in after one time through. Sing it slow and mock-mournful for laughs, or let the group invent new verses about the gander and goslings. |
CGo tell Aunt G7Rhody,
G7Go tell Aunt CRhody,
CGo tell Aunt FRhody,
The Cold gray G7goose is Cdead.
CThe one she's been G7saving,
G7The one she's been Csaving,
CThe one she's been Fsaving,
To Cmake a G7feather Cbed.
CThe gander is G7weeping,
G7The gander is Cweeping,
CThe gander is Fweeping,
BeCcause his G7wife is Cdead.
CThe goslings are G7crying,
G7The goslings are Ccrying,
CThe goslings are Fcrying,
BeCcause their G7mama's Cdead.
CShe died in the G7millpond,
G7She died in the Cmillpond,
CShe died in the Fmillpond,
CStanding G7on her Chead.
CGo tell Aunt G7Rhody,
G7Go tell Aunt CRhody,
CGo tell Aunt FRhody,
The Cold gray G7goose is Cdead.
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