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The Fox

Album: Ives, Burl /Burl Ives Durasi: 2:12

Fox went out on a chilly night

Prayed for the moon for to give him light

For he'd many a mile to go that night

Before he reached the town oh

The town oh, the town oh

He'd many a mile to go that night

Before he reached the town oh

He ran till he came to a great big pen

Where the ducks and the geese were put therein

A couple of you will grease my chin

Before I leave this town oh, town oh, town oh

A couple of you will grease my chin

Before I leave this town oh

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck

Throwed a duck across his back

He didn't mind their quack, quack, quack

And their legs all dangling down oh, down oh, down oh

He didn't mind their quack, quack, quack

And their legs all dangling down oh

Then old Mother Flipper-Flopper jumped out of bed

Out of the window, she cocked her head

Crying, "John, John, the great goose is gone

And the fox is on the town oh, town oh, town oh"

Crying, "John, John, the great goose is gone

And the fox is on the town oh"

Then Johnny went to the top of the hill

Blowed his horn both loud and shrill

The fox he said, "I'd better flee with my kill

Or they'll soon be on my trail oh, trail oh, trail oh"

The fox he said, "I'd better flee with my kill

Or they'll soon be on my trail oh"

He ran till he came to his cozy den

There were the little ones, eight, nine, ten

They said, "Daddy, better go back again

'Cause it must be a mighty fine town oh, town oh, town oh"

They said, "Daddy, better go back again

'Cause it must be a mighty fine town oh"

Then the fox and his wife without any strife

Caught up the goose with a fork and knife

They never had such a supper in their life

And the little ones chewed on the bones oh

The bones oh, the bones oh

They never had such a supper in their life

And the little ones chewed on the bones oh