Children's Songs

[Gothampc]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 4:47pm

I was just talking with a co-worker and she said she never heard the song "Little fox went out on a chilly night". Did anyone else sing this as a kid?

Little fox went out on a chilly night
He prayed to the moon to give him light
He had many miles to go that night
Before he reached the town-oh

Posted: 4/10/08 at 4:52pm

I can't say I have. Are you sure you aren't thinking of

Little fox thought she could raise her children alone
Little Fox got a call on the phone
"It takes a village to raise a child" they said
"Why-o-why can't you get that through your head?"
They took Little Fox's kids and put them in a commune
Run by two Wymmin named Eagle Claw and Bethune" ?

[CJR]

Posted: 4/10/08 at 11:29pm

Ooh ooh!!!! I know that song!!!!!

I hate to publicly admit this, but I know it because it's on the Peter, Paul and Mary album "Peter Paul and Mommy Too"

[louisamayfoster]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:30am

The Smothers Brothers performed it too....

The Fox

The Fox went out on a chilly night,
Bayed at the moon to give him light,
For he'd many a mile to go that night,
Before he'd reach the town-o,
Town-o, town-o,
Many a mile to go that night,
Before he'd reach the town-o,

He ran 'til he came to a great big pen,
Where the ducks and the geese were kept therein,
"A couple of you will grease my chin,
Before I leave this town-o,
Town-o, town-o,
"A couple of you will grease my chin,
Before I leave this town-o,

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck,
Slung a duck across his back,
He didn't mind their
"QUACKQUACKQUACK!"
Or the legs all a-dangling down-o,
Down-o, down-o,
He didn't mind their
"QUACKQUACKQUACK!"
Or the legs all a-dangling down-o.

Then old mother FlipperFlopper jumped out
of bed,
Out of the window she stuck her head,
She cried "John! John!
The grey goose is gone!
And the fox is on the Town-o,
Town-o, Town-o"
"John! John! The grey goose is gone! And
the fox is on the Town-o!"

Then up ran John to the top of the hill,
Blew his horn both loud and shrill,
The fox said "I'd better get off this hill,
Or he'll soon be on my trail-o,
Trail-o, trail-o,
I'd better get off this hill,
Or he'll soon be on my trail-o."

He ran 'til he came to his cozy den,
There were his little ones,
eight, nine, ten...
They said, "Daddy, you'd better go back again,
'Coz it must be a mighty fine Town-o,
Town-o, Town-o,
"Dad, you'd better go back again,
'Coz it must be a mighty fine Town-o!"

Then the Fox and his wife,
Without any strife,
Ate up the goose
with a fork and knife
They'd never had such a supper in their life,
And the little ones chewed on the bones-o,
Bones-o, bones-o,
They'd never had such a supper in their life,
And the little ones chewed on the bones-o.