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The Fox

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[Verse 1]
Oh the Dfox went out on a Dchilly night
DPrayed for the moon to A7give him light
For he had Dmany a mile to Ggo that night
BeDfore he A7reached the Dtown-o, A7town-o, Dtown-o
GMany a mile to Dgo that night beA7fore he reached the Dtown-o
[Verse 2]
He Dran 'til he came to a Dgreat big pen
Where the Dducks and the geese were A7kept therein
He said, "A Dcouple of you are gonna Ggrease my chin
BeDfore I A7leave this Dtown-o, A7town-o, Dtown-o
A Gcouple of you are gonna Dgrease my chin bA7efore I leave this Dtown-o!"
[Verse 3]
He Dgrabbed the grey goose Dby the neck
DThrew the ducks aA7cross his back
He didn't Dmind the "Gquack, quack, quack"
And the Dlegs all A7danglin' Ddown-o, A7down-o, Ddown-o
He didn't Gmind the "Dquack, quack, quack" and the A7legs all danglin' Ddown-o
[Verse 4]
Then Dold mother Flipper Flopper Djumped out of bed
DOut of the window she A7popped her head
Cryin', "DJohn, John, the grey Ggoose is gone
And the Dfox is A7on the Dtown-o, A7town-o, Dtown-o
GJohn! John! The grey Dgoose is gone and the A7fox is on the Dtown-o!"
[Verse 5]
Then DJohn he ran to the Dtop of the hill
DBlew his horn both A7loud and shrill
The Dfox he said, "I better Gflee with my kill
For they'll Dsoon be A7on my Dtrail-o, A7trail-o, Dtrail-o,"
The Gfox he said, "I better Dflee with my kill for they'll A7soon be on my Dtrail-o"
[Verse 6]
Well he Dran til he came to his Dcozy den
DThere were his little ones, A7eight, nine, ten
Cryin', "DDaddy, daddy, better Ggo back again
Cause it Dmust be a A7mighty fine Dtown-o, A7town-o, Dtown-o
GDaddy, daddy, better Dgo back again cause it A7must be a mighty fine Dtown-o!"
[Verse 7]
Then the Dfox and his wife, withDout any strife
DCut up the goose with a A7carving knife
They Dnever had such a Gsupper in their life
And the Dlittle ones A7chewed on the Dbones-o, A7bones-o, Dbones-o
They Gnever had such a Dsupper in their life and the A7little ones chewed on the Dbones-o!

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The Fox

by Peter, Paul and Mary

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[Verse 1]

D D

Oh the fox went out on a chilly night

D A7

Prayed for the moon to give him light

D G

For he had many a mile to go that night

D A7 D A7 D

Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o

G D A7 D

Many a mile to go that night before he reached the town-o

[Verse 2]

D D

He ran 'til he came to a great big pen

D A7

Where the ducks and the geese were kept therein

D G

He said, "A couple of you are gonna grease my chin

D A7 D A7 D

Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o

G D A7 D

A couple of you are gonna grease my chin before I leave this town-o!"

[Verse 3]

D D

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck

D A7

Threw the ducks across his back

D G

He didn't mind the "quack, quack, quack"

D A7 D A7 D

And the legs all danglin' down-o, down-o, down-o

G D A7 D

He didn't mind the "quack, quack, quack" and the legs all danglin' down-o

[Verse 4]

D D

Then old mother Flipper Flopper jumped out of bed

D A7

Out of the window she popped her head

D G

Cryin', "John, John, the grey goose is gone

D A7 D A7 D

And the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o

G D A7 D

John! John! The grey goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o!"

[Verse 5]

D D

Then John he ran to the top of the hill

D A7

Blew his horn both loud and shrill

D G

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

D A7 D A7 D

For they'll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o, trail-o,"

G D A7 D

The fox he said, "I better flee with my kill for they'll soon be on my trail-o"

[Verse 6]

D D

Well he ran til he came to his cozy den

D A7

There were his little ones, eight, nine, ten

D G

Cryin', "Daddy, daddy, better go back again

D A7 D A7 D

Cause it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o

G D A7 D

Daddy, daddy, better go back again cause it must be a mighty fine town-o!"

[Verse 7]

D D

Then the fox and his wife, without any strife

D A7

Cut up the goose with a carving knife

D G

They never had such a supper in their life

D A7 D A7 D

And the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o

G D A7 D

They never had such a supper in their life and the little ones chewed on the bones-o!

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