I was fortunate to see Burl Ives in his later years. Even though he was 72, he had a fine voice and was a great entertainer. He said he had not worked much in recent years and had to figure out a new song list.

He realized that the first three songs in the play list he had just made were all about geese! Audience got a good laugh, one of many that night.

The songs were "Go tell Aunt Rody", "Fox Went Out...", and one other. I believe he still did all three, just not leading off the show.