Everybody's Happy When The Goose Hangs High 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 25 Feb 2005

Rufus Rastus was a hungry coon
who liked his chicken pie,
and the darkest nights were fine for him
if chickens were close by.
Now a hen house was a pleasant place
where often he would roam,
if a chick would sneeze
he would fan and breeze
and a goose would chase him home.

Everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high,
everybody's smiling and a wink in their eye,
the goose is in the oven
with the pumpkin pie,
everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high.

Everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high,
everybody's smiling and a wink in their eye,
the goose is in the oven
with the pumpkin pie,
everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high.

When the goose had chased him
clear back home
and thru his cabin door,
then he took his trusty sharp old axe
and goosie was no more.
Poor old Rufus said: "My fine old bird,
I'm sorry that you're dead,
but to save my life
from all care and strife
I hit you on the head."

Everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high,
everybody's smiling and a wink in their eye,
the goose is in the oven
with the pumpkin pie,
everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high.

Everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high,
everybody's smiling and a wink in their eye,
the goose is in the oven
with the pumpkin pie,
everybody's happy
when the goose hangs high.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Everybody's Happy When The Goose Hangs High 1915
Words & Music by Erle Threlkeld
© MCMXV by Erle Threlkeld
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 25 February 2005 at 16.51
in association with Doug Grierson
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