FOX went out in a hungry plight,⁠

And he begg'd of the moon to give
⁠him light,
For he'd many miles to trot that night

⁠Before he could reach his den, O! ​

And first he came to a farmer's yard,
Where the ducks and geese declared
⁠it hard
That their nerves should be shaken and
⁠their rest be marr'd

⁠By the visit of Mister Fox, O! ​

He took the great goose by the sleeve,
Says he, "Madam Goose, and by your
⁠leave
I'll take you away without reprieve,

⁠And carry you home to my den, O! ​

He seized the black duck by the neck,
And swung her all across his back,
The black duck cried out, "quack!
⁠quack! quack!"
⁠With her legs hanging dangling

⁠down. O! ​

Then old Mrs. Slipper-slopper jump'd
⁠out of bed,
And out of the window she popp'd
⁠her head,—
"John, John, John, the gray goose is
⁠gone,

And the fox is off to his den, O! ​

Then John he went up to the hill,
And he blew a blast both loud and
⁠shrill,
Says the fox, "this is very pretty
⁠music—still

⁠I'd rather be at my den, O! ​

At last the fox got home to his den;
To his dear little foxes, eight, nine, ten,
Says he, "you're in luck, here's a good
⁠fat duck,
⁠With her legs hanging dangling
⁠down, O!"

​He then sat down with his hungry
⁠wife,
They did very well without fork or
⁠knife,
They never ate a better goose in all
⁠their life,
⁠And the little ones picked the
bones, O!

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