Go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy
her old grey goose is dead.
The one that she was saving
and saving and saving.
The one that she's been saving
just to make her a feather bed.
Down come a walnut,
down come a walnut,
down come a walnut
and hit her on the head.
Poor old Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy
her old gray goose is dead.
We took her to the kitchen,
took her to the kitchen,
Took her to the kitchen
and cooked her all day long.
She broke all of Spork's teeth.
Broke all of Fork's teeth.
Broke all of Fork's teeth.
It wasn't strong enough.
Broke out Granddad's teeth.
Broke out Granddad's teeth.
Broke out Granddad's teeth.
That old gray goose is tough.
Go tell Aunt Nancy, go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy
we'll take her to the mill,
grind her into mincemeat
or make her into sausage,
we'll grind her into mincemeat
if the miller only will.
She broke all the sawteeth,
broke all the sawteeth,
broke all the sawteeth,
it wasn't strong enough.
She tore up a circle saw,
broke all the sawteeth,
broke all the sawteeth,
that old gray goose is tough.
Now, go tell Aunt Nancy,
poor old Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy
the old gray goose is dead.
Down come a walnut,
down come a walnut,
down come the walnut
and it hit her on the head.
Go tell Aunt Nancy, go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy
we buried her in the sand.
But along come a gray wolf,
along come a black dog,
along come a coyote,
they scratched her from the ground.
But she broke all the dog's teeth,
broke all the wolf's teeth,
Broke all the cow's teeth,
they wasn't stout enough.
Go tell Aunt Nancy,
poor old Aunt Nancy.
Go tell Aunt Nancy
that old Grey Goose is tough.
Now go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy,
we know it's quite a shock.
But go tell Aunt Nancy,
poor old Aunt Nancy.
Go tell Aunt Nancy
we buried her under a rock.
Go tell Aunt Nancy,
go tell Aunt Nancy.
Go tell Aunt Nancy
that old gray goose is dead.
The one that she was saving
and saving and saving.
The one that she's been saving
just to make her a feather bed.
Down come a walnut,
down come a walnut,
down come a walnut
and hit her on the head.
Poor old Aunt Nancy,
poor old Aunt Nancy,
poor old Aunt Nancy,
that old gray goose is dead.