The Fox-Burl Ives

[ti:The Fox] [ar:Burl Ives] [al:Some of His Greats] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Fox - Burl Ives (布勒·埃夫斯) [00:05.08]The fox went out on [00:05.99]A chilly night [00:07.22]He prayed for the moon [00:08.16]To give him light [00:09.29]For he'd many a mile [00:10.42]To go that night [00:11.47]Before he reached the [00:12.66]Town-o town-o town-o [00:15.89]He'd many a mile [00:16.91]To go that night [00:18.11]Before he reached [00:19.14]The town-o [00:22.34]He ran til he came to [00:23.69]A great big pen [00:24.65]Where the ducks and the [00:25.39]Geese were put therein [00:27.06]"A couple of you will [00:28.17]Grease my chin [00:29.09]Before I leave this [00:30.30]Town-o town-o town-o [00:33.48]A couple of you will [00:34.65]Grease my chin [00:35.57]Before I leave this town-o " [00:39.92]He grabbed the gray [00:40.96]Goose by the neck [00:42.29]Throwed a duck across his back [00:44.27]He didn't mind their [00:45.35]Quack quack quack [00:46.43]And their legs a-dangling [00:47.63]Down-o down-o down-o [00:50.71]He didn't mind their [00:51.80]Quack quack quack [00:52.72]And their legs a-dangling down-o [00:57.08]Then old Mother Flipper-Flopper [00:58.48]Jumped out of bed [00:59.45]Out of the window she [01:00.52]Cocked her head [01:01.46]Crying "John John [01:02.53]The gray goose is gone [01:03.73]And the fox is on the [01:04.65]Town-o town-o town-o " [01:07.70]Crying "John John [01:08.70]The gray goose is gone [01:09.74]And the fox is on the town-o " [01:13.88]Then John he went to [01:15.09]The top of the hill [01:16.23]Blowed his horn both [01:17.40]Loud and shrill [01:18.58]The fox he said [01:19.44]"I better flee with my kill [01:20.64]Or they'll soon be on [01:21.59]My trail-o trail-o trail-o " [01:24.96]The fox he said [01:25.88]"I better flee with my kill [01:27.04]Or they'll soon be on my trail-o " [01:31.42]He ran till he came [01:32.50]To his cozy den [01:33.84]There were the little [01:34.74]Ones eight nine ten [01:36.01]They said [01:36.67]"Daddy better go back again [01:37.98]'Cause it must be a mighty [01:39.17]Fine town-o town-o town-o " [01:42.34]They said "Daddy [01:43.34]Better go back again [01:44.36]'Cause it must be [01:45.05]A mighty fine town-o [01:48.64]Then the fox and his [01:49.63]Wife without any strife [01:50.86]Cut up the goose with [01:51.92]A fork and knife [01:53.14]They never had such [01:54.09]A supper in their life [01:55.17]And the little ones chewed on [01:56.36]The bones-o bones-o bones-o [01:59.40]They never had such [02:00.36]A supper in their life [02:01.45]And the little ones [02:02.21]Chewed on the bones-o