The Fox

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\S:

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The	fox went out on a chilly night,

	A
He prayed for the moon to give him	light,

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For he'd	many a mile to	go that night,

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Be	fore he	reached the	town-o, (A:)	town-o,	town-o,

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He'd	many a mile to	go that night,

	A	D
Be	fore he reached the	town-o.

\N:

	D
He	ran til he came to a great big bin,

	A
Where the ducks and the geese were put there	in,

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Said (S:) ``A	couple of you will	grease my chin,

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Be	fore I	leave this	town-o, (A:)	town-o,	town-o,

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A	couple of you will	grease my chin,

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Be	fore I leave this	town-o.''

\M:

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He	grabbed the gray goose by the neck,

	A
Slung the ducks across his	back,

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	He didn't mind their (N:)	quack, quack, quack,

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\M: And the	legs all	dangling	down-o, (A:)	down-o,	down-o,

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\A:	He didn't mind their	quack, quack, quack,

	A	D
\A: And the	legs all dangling	down-o.

\S:

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Then	old Mother Pitter-patter jumped out of bed,

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Out of the window she cocked her	head,

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Crying, (N:) ``	John, John! The gray	goose is gone,

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And the	fox is	on the	town-o, (A:)	town-o,	town-o!''

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``	John, John! The gray	goose is gone,

	A	D
And the	fox is on the	town-o!''

\M:

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Then	John, he went to the top of the hill,

	A
Blew his horn both loud and	shrill,

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The f	ox he said, (S:) ``I better	flee with my kill,

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\S: He'll	soon be	on my	trail-o, (A:)	trail-o,	trail-o!''

	G	D
The	fox he said, ``I better	flee with my kill,

	A	D
He'll	soon be on my	trail-o!''

\S:

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He	ran till he came to his cozy den,

	A
There were the little ones, eight, nine,	ten,

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They said, (M:) ``	Daddy, Daddy, better	go back again,

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'Cause it	must be a	mighty fine	town-o, (A:)	town-o,	town-o!''

	G	D
``	Daddy, Daddy, better	go back again,

	A	D
'Cause it	must be a mighty fine	town-o!''

	D
\S: Then the	fox and his wife without any strife,

	A
\N: Cut up the goose with a fork and	knife,

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\M:	They never had such a	supper in their life,

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\A: And the	little ones	chewed on the	bones-o,	bones-o,	bones-o,

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\A:	They never had such a	supper in their life,

	A	D
\A: And the	little ones chewed on the	bones-o.