Nickel Creek - The Fox lyrics

The fox went out on a chilly night

He prayed for 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'd many a mile to go that night before he reached the town-o

He ran til he came to the farmers pen

the ducks and the geese were kept therein

He said a couple of you are gonna grease my chin, before I

leave this town-o, town-o, town-o

a couple of you are going to grease my chin before I

leave this town-o

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck

threw a duck across his back

and he didn't mind the quack, quack

and the legs all danglin down-o down-o down-o

he did't mind the quack quack and the legs all danglin down-o

Well the old grey woman jumped out of bed

Out of the window she popped her head

cryed john john the great goose is gone

and the fox is on the town-o town-o town-0

john john the great goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o

He ran till he came to his nice warm den

and there were the little ones eight, nine, ten

sayin daddy daddy better go back again

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

daddy daddy go back again it must be a mighty fine town-o

The fox and his wife, without any strife

cut up the goose with a fork and a knife

they 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.