The Folk Song Of The Week this time around is Go Tell Aunt Rhody. This is one of the songs that I like to teach people to learn to change chords when they start out on frailing banjo.

I just gave a frailing banjo lesson on this song over Skype that was just wonderful and we found different ways to play the melody.

It’s a simple song, but don’t let that fool you. The beauty is when you get together with a few people and see what you can do to the melody to make it interesting. It’s also great for starting out so people can get their feet wet.

Go Tell Aunt Rhody MP3

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Go Tell Aunt Rhody

[G]Go tell Aunt Rhody,

[D7]Go tell Aunt [G]Rhody,

Go tell Aunt Rhody,

The [D7]old gray goose is [G]dead.

The one she’s been saving,
The one she’s been saving,
The one she’s been saving
To make a feather bed.

The goslings are mourning,
The goslings are mourning,
The goslings are mourning,
Because their mother’s dead.

The old gander’s weeping,
The old gander’s weeping,
The old gander’s weeping,
Because his wife is dead.

She died in the mill pond,
She died in the mill pond,
She died in the mill pond
From standing on her head.

Go tell Aunt Rhody,
Go tell Aunt Rhody,
Go tell Aunt Rhody
The old gray goose is dead.