Nickel Creek - The fox

^GThe fox went out on a chilly night He prayed for the moon to ^Dgive him light ^GFor he?d many a mile to ^Cgo that night ^GBefore he ^Dreached the ^Gtown-o, ^Dtown-o, ^Gtown-o ^CHe?d many a mile to ^Ggo that night, ^Dbefore he reached the ^Gtown-o

^GHe ran til he came to the farmer?s pen The ducks and the geese were ^Dkept therein ^GHe said, ?a couple of you are gonna ^Cgrease my chin, ^GBefore I ^Dleave this ^Gtown-o, ^Dtown-o, ^Gtown-o? ^CSaid a couple of you are gonna ^Ggrease my chin,^D before I leave this ^Gtown-o

^GHe grabbed the great goose by the neck And he threw a duck ^Dacross his back ^GAnd he didn?t mind the ^Cquack, quack ^GAnd the legs all ^Ddangling ^Gdown-o, ^Ddown-o, ^Gdown-o ^CHe didn?t mind the quac^Gk, quack and the legs^D all dangling down^G-o ^GThe old grey woman jumped out of bed Out of the window she ^Dpopped her head, ^GCrying John, John, the great ^Cgoose is gone ^GAnd the fox is ^Don the ^Gtown-o, ^Dtown-o, ^Gtown-o ^CJohn, John, the great ^Ggoose is gone and the ^Dfox is on the ^Gtown-o

^GHe ran til he came to his nice warm den And there were the little ones, ^Deight, nine, ten ^GSayin Daddy, Daddy, better ^Cgo back again ^GFor it must be a ^Dmight fine ^Gtown-o, ^Dtown-o, ^Gtown-o ^CDaddy, Daddy, ^Ggo back again for it ^Dmust be mighty fine ^Gtown-o

^GThe fox and his wife, without any strife Cut up the goose with a ^Dfork and a knife ^GThey never had such a ^Csupper in their life ^GAnd the little ones ^Dchewed on the ^Gbones-o, ^Dbones-o, ^Gbones-o ^CThey never had such a ^Gsupper in their life And the ^Dlittle ones chewed on the ^Gbones