Bill Grogan’s Goat (D)                                leader & response

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Bill Grogan's goat,
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Was feeling fine.
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Ate three red shirts,
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From off the line.

Bill took a stick, Gave him a whack,
And tied him to, The railroad track.

The whistle blew, The train grew nigh;
Bill Grogan's goat, Was doomed to die.

He gave three groans, Of mortal pain,
Coughed up the shirts, And flagged the train.

Bill Grogan's Goat, not a cow but a goat, Was feelin' fine, not sad but fine, Ate three red shirts, not socks but shirts, Right off the line, not a rope but a line. Bill took a stick, not a rock but a stick, Gave him a whack, not a smack but a whack, And tied him to, not one but to, The railroad track. (?) The whistle blew, not red but blew! The train grew nigh, not far but nigh, Bill Grogan's Goat, not a cow but a goat, Was doomed to die, not live but die. He gave three groans, not moans but groans, Of mortal pain, not joy but pain, Coughed up the shirts, not socks but shirts, And flagged the train, not a plane but a train!