“Mary Had a William Goat”
Description
"Mary had a William goat, William goat, William goat, Mary had a William goat, Its stomach lined with zinc." "One day it ate an oyster can... And a clothesline full of shirts." "The shirts can do no harm inside... But the oyster can."
Cross references
- cf. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (tune & meter)
References
- Sandburg, pp. 336-337, "Mary Had a William Goat" (1 short text, 1 tune)
- Peacock, p. 19, "Mary Had a William Goat" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #4567
- BI, San336