Nickel Creek - The fox

^AThe fox went out on a chilly night He prayed for the moon to ^Egive him light ^AFor heâd many a mile to ^Dgo that night ^ABefore he ^Ereached the ^Atown-o, ^Etown-o, ^Atown-o ^DHeâd many a mile to ^Ago that night, ^Ebefore he reached the ^Atown-o

^AHe ran til he came to the farmerâs pen The ducks and the geese were ^Ekept therein ^AHe said, ãa couple of you are gonna ^Dgrease my chin, ^ABefore I ^Eleave this ^Atown-o, ^Etown-o, ^Atown-oä ^DSaid a couple of you are gonna ^Agrease my chin,^E before I leave this ^Atown-o

^AHe grabbed the great goose by the neck And he threw a duck ^Eacross his back ^AAnd he didnât mind the ^Dquack, quack ^AAnd the legs all ^Edangling ^Adown-o, ^Edown-o, ^Adown-o ^DHe didnât mind the qua^Ack, quack and the leg^Es all dangling dow^An-o

^AThe old grey woman jumped out of bed Out of the window she ^Epopped her head, ^ACrying John, John, the great ^Dgoose is gone ^AAnd the fox is ^Eon the ^Atown-o, ^Etown-o, ^Atown-o ^DJohn, John, the great ^Agoose is gone and the ^Efox is on the ^Atown-o

^AHe ran til he came to his nice warm den And there were the little ones, ^Eeight, nine, ten ^ASayin Daddy, Daddy, better ^Dgo back again ^AFor it must be a ^Emight fine ^Atown-o, ^Etown-o, ^Atown-o ^DDaddy, Daddy, ^Ago back again for it ^Emust be mighty fine ^Atown-o

^AThe fox and his wife, without any strife Cut up the goose with a ^Efork and a knife ^AThey never had such a ^Dsupper in their life ^AAnd the little ones ^Echewed on the ^Abones-o, ^Ebones-o, ^Abones-o ^DThey never had such a ^Asupper in their life And the ^Elittle ones chewed on the ^Abones