THE FOX WENT OUT ON A STORMY NIGHT
Contributed by: Kim Anderson


Oh the fox went out on a stormy night;
prayed to the moon to give him light.
He had many miles to go that night
before he reached the town-o, the town-o, the town-o
He had many miles to go that night
before he reached the town-o.

Well he ran 'til he came to the farmer's pen.
There were the ducks and the geese within.
He said, "one'ya's gonna grease my chin
before the night is gone-o, gone-o, gone-o.
He said, "one'ya's gonna grease my chin
before the night is gone-o.

Well he grabbed a gray goose by the neck,
and flung her up all across his back,
he didn't mind the "quack, quack, quack" and
the legs all danglein' down-o, down-o, down-o.
He didn't mind the "quack, quack, quack" and
the legs all danglein' down-o, down-o, down-o.

Old Mother Flipperflopper hopped outta bed,
she ran to the window and she cocked her head,
"John! John, the gray goose is gone,
and the fox is on the town-o, the town-o, the town-o."
"John! John, the gray goose is gone,
and the fox is on the town-o."

Well John he ran to the top of the hill.
He blew his horn both loud and shrill.
He said, "Fox, you'd better drop your kill,
'cause the hounds are on your tail-o, tail-o, tail-o."
He said, "Fox, you'd better drop your kill,
'cause the hounds are on your tail-o."

Oh, the fox, he ran back to his den.
There were his little ones; eight, nine, ten;
they said, "Daddy, better go back again
'cause it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o."
They said, "Daddy, better go back again
'cause it must be a mighty fine town-o."

Well the fox and his wife, without any strife,
cut up the goose with a carving knife.
They never had such a supper in their life,
and the little ones chewed on the bones-o, the bones-o, the bones-o.
They never had such a supper in their life,
and the little ones chewed on the bones-o.



 

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