My father willed me a fortune, Haw, my Nellie, haw.

VoiceCollected and transcribed by Mary Celestia Parler Sung by Mrs. Pearl Brewer Pocahontas, Arkansas August 28, 1958 Reel 297, Item 7 The Gray Goose My father willed me a fortune, Haw, my Nellie, haw. My father willed me a fortune, Haw, ray Nellie, haw. It was an old gray goose, sir, Haw, my Nellie, haw. It was an old gray goose, sir, Haw, my Nellie, haw, I put him on and cooked him. Haw, my Nellie, haw, I put him on and cooked him. Haw, my Nellie, haw. He cooked about six weeks, sir, Haw, ray Nellie, haw. He cooked about six weeks, sir, Haw, my Nellie, haw. I put him on the table, Haw, my Nellie, haw. I put him on the table, Haw, my Nellie, haw. We broke the knives off in him, Haw, my Nellie, haw. We broke the knives off in him, Haw, my Nellie, haw. I took him to the boneyard. Haw, my Nellie, haw. I took him to the boneyard. Haw, ray Nellie, haw. (Cont’d)The Gray Goose Reel 297, Item 7 Continued I blowed my horn for the buzzards, Haw, my Nellie, haw, I blowed my horn for the buzzards, Haw, my Nellie, haw. I saw them come a-flying. Haw, my Nellie, haw. I saw them come a-flying. Haw, my Nellie, haw. They broke their bills off in him. Haw, my Nellie, haw. They broke their bills off in him. Haw, my Nellie, haw.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation