I'm looking for the words to a childrens song or poem that my Grandfather used to sing to my Mother and then later, to me. I'm hoping someone can help...I will post the words I know and if you've heard it before or know of it, I would LOVE to hear from you...
please remember that these words could be totally mixed up but I'm posting them as my memory permits..
Pa, he got him a great big Billy Goat,
Ma, She washed most every day,
She Hung the wash out on the line
and the gosh darn goat he came
that way!
Now I know darn well there have to be more verses to the song. My mother can't remember them either.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
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VERSE 1
Papa, bought him a great big billy goat
Mamma, she washed most every day
She hung her clothes out on th line
Well, th dog-gone goat, he come that way
VERSE 2
He pulled down th red flannel shirt
You just ought'a heard them buttons crack
I'll get even with th son-of-a-gun
Tie him across that railroad track
VERSE 3
Well, I tied him 'cross th railroad track
An' th train was a com'n as a powerful rate
He belched up that ole red shirt
And he flagged down that dog-gone train
VERSE 4
Well, I went to th depot, I bought me a ticket
N' I walked right in an' I sot right down
Stuck th ticket in th brim o' my hat
An' th dog-gone wind blowed out on th ground
VERSE 5
Big conductor come around, he said, give me your ticket
I'd have t' pay again or be left on th track
I'll get even with that son-of-a-gun
I got a round-trip ticket but I'm not com'n back
VERSE 6
I had an ole hen an' she had a wood'n leg
Th best dern hen that ever layed an egg
She laid more eggs than any hen 'round th barn
An' another little drink wouldn't do me any harm found on...
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