The Fox

he prayed to the Moon to give him light,
for he’d many a mile to go that night
before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o,
he had many a mile to go that night
before he reached the town-o.
He ran till he came to the «forest pen»
where the ducks and the geese were put therein.
«A couple of you will grease my chin
before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o,
a couple of you will grease my chin
before I leave this town-o.»
He grabbed the grey goose by the neck,
He threw a duck across his back;
he didn’t mind their quack, quack, quack,
and their legs all a-dangling down-o, down-o, down-o,
he didn’t mind their quack, quack, quack,
and their legs all a-dangling down-o.
Well «the old grey woman» jumped out of bed;
out of the window she stuck her head,
Crying, «John, John! The grey goose is gone
Crying, «John, John, the grey goose is gone
there were his little ones eight, nine, ten.
Saying, «Daddy, daddy, go back again,
'cause it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o!»
«Daddy, daddy, go back again,
'cause it must be a mighty fine town-o.»
cut up the food with a fork and knife.
They never had such a supper in their life
and the little ones gobbled it down-o, down-o, down-o;
they never had such a supper in their life
and the little ones gobbled it down-o, down-o, down-o.