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Thread #8027 Message #48864
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10-Dec-98 - 03:14 PM
Thread Name: Tune:...the goose is getting fat
Subject: Tune:"...the goose is getting fat"
There is an English carol, sung in a round, with the words "Christmas is coming/The goose is getting fat/Please to put a penny in the old man's hat/If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do/If you haven't got a ha'penny, God bless you." I have all the lyrics (there are 2 more verses), but can anyone describe the tune that goes with the words? Thank you! (There is one in the Mudcat archives but it doesn't include the line "If you haven't got a ha'penny...etc." and seems to be a different song.)