for the record, here are the lyrics for the Louis Armstrong song, from http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/o/olmanmose.shtml

OL' MAN MOSE
(Louis Armstrong / Zilner Randolph)

Nat Gonella & His Georgians (vocal: Nat Gonella)
Also recorded by : Louis Armstrong; Teresa Brewer;
Bob Crosby & His Orch.; Eddy Duchin; Ella Fitzgerald;
Connie Francis; Georgia Gibbs; Golden Gate Quartet; The Ink Spots;
Made In The Shade; Wayne Newton; Louis Prima.


Now one time there lived an old man
With a very crooked nose
He lived inside a log hut
and they called him ol' man Mose
One dark and dreary morning I knocked upon his door
I didn't hear a single sound
so I ain't gonna do it no more.

'cos I believe ol' man, I believe ol' man
I believe ol' man, thatol' man Mose is dead.
I believe ol' man, I believe ol' man
I believe ol' man, that ol' man Mose is dead.

(Now you believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(You believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(You believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(You believe he's dead)

(You believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(You believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(You believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(You believe he's dead)

Now listen here,
I went round to the window
And I peeped in through the crack,
Inside there was an old man
Laying flat upon his back
I thought that he was sleeping
Head hung to the floor
He didn't make a single move
So I ain't gonna do it no more

'cos I found out ol' man, I found out ol' man
yeah, I found out ol' man, ol' man Mose is dead

('cos you found out) ol' man
(you found out) ol' man
(you found out) ol' man
(you found out he's dead)

(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket
(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket
(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket
(you found out he's dead)


(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket
(you found out) Mose kicked the bucket
(you found out) Mose kickin' up daisies
(you found out he's dead)

Old Man Mose is dead.


(Contributed by Bill Huntley - December 2004)

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The Harry Fox Agency songfile.com site lists five songs titled "Old Man Mose."
Songwriters:
Louis Armstrong & Zilner Randolph
Jesse Fuller
Hal Bynum & Dave Kirby
Gary Farr
Staf Dierckx & Jan Van de Ven


Are they all the same song? The Jesse Fuller and Louis Armstrong recordings are very different, but it's clearly the same song.

-Joe-