Was dragt di Gans uff ihren Schnawwel? (What Does the Goose Carry on Her Bill?)

DESCRIPTION: German. "Was dragt di Gans uff ihren Schnawwel? En Schissel mit de Subbfe. Un em Jaejer war di Gans." "What does the goose carry on her bill? A knife and fork. And the goose belongs to the hunter." The goose carries other things on other body parts
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
KEYWORDS: bird food hunting foreignlanguage
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 71-72, "Was dragt di Gans uff ihren Schnawwel? (What Does the Goose Carry on Her Bill?)" (1 German text plus non-poetic English translation, 1 tune)
NOTES [29 words]: The article in Korson says that versions of this are known in Germany, but I have been unable to find any under this precise title, so I do not list it as FOUND IN Germany.. - RBW
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File: KPL071

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