The Fox
English Traditional song
The (D) fox went out one chilly night, prayed to the Moon to (A) give him light,
for he had (D many a mile to (G) go that night
be(D)fore he (A) reached the (D) town-o, (A) town-o, (D) town-o.
He had (G) many a mile to (D) go that night be(A)fore he reached the (D) town-o.
He ran right up to the farmer's pen.
Ducks and the geese were kept therein.
He said "A couple of you gonna grease my chin before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o.
A couple of you gonna grease my chin before I leave this town-o."
He grabbed the grey goose by the neck,
slung the duck across his back.
He didn't mind the quack quack quack and the legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o.
He didn't mind the quack quack quack and the legs all dangling down-o.
The farmer's wife jumped out of bed.
Out of the window she popped her head, yelling,
"John, John, the grey goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o!
John, John, the grey goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o!"
He ran till he came to his nice warm den, there were the little ones eight, nine, ten
Saying daddy, daddy go back again for it must be a mighty fine town-o town-o town-o
Saying daddy, daddy go back again for it must be a mighty fine town.
He ran til he came to his nice warm den,
there were his little ones eight nine ten.
They said, "Daddy, won't you please go
back again, for it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o Daddy, won't you please go back again, for it must be a
mighty fine town-o."
The fox and his wife without any strife
cut up the goose with a fork and knife.
They'd never had such a supper in their life and the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o.
They never had such a supper in their life
and the little ones chewed on the bones-o.