It's nice that these threads never really die.

This past weekend I had the privilege to attend the Finest Kind's annual Christmas concert in Wakefield, Quebec, where they performed "The Ten Dollar Bill" (as they usually do). If you don't know, this group is Ian Robb, who performed with Margaret Christl on the "The Barley Grain For Me" recording, Shelly Posen, who is credited for collecting this version, and Ann Downey. While researching this song as a possible addition for my caroling group, I found this obviously older set of words to the name of "The Christmas Goose".

http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/christmas_goose.htm

There's no source or attribution given, unfortunately, just the words.

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Note from Joe Offer: The text at Hymns and Carols of Christmas comes from our Digital Tradition Folk Song Database, this song provided by Lani Herrmann through Bob Pfeffer in about 1985. It always feels good to be able to say that.
-Joe-