A0 0The fox went out on a chilly night E1 1He prayed for the moon to give him light A2 D3 2For heâd many a mile to go that night A4 E5 A6 E7 A8 3Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o D9 A10 E11 A12 4Heâd many a mile to go that night, before he reached the town-o 5 6 A13 7He ran til he came to the farmerâs pen E14 8The ducks and the geese were kept therein A15 D16 9He said, ãa couple of you are gonna grease my chin, A17 E18 A19 E20 A21 10Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-oä D22 A23 E24 A25 11Said a couple of you are gonna grease my chin, before I leave this town-o 12 13 A26 14He grabbed the great goose by the neck E27 15And he threw a duck across his back A28 D29 16And he didnât mind the quack, quack A30 E31 A32 E33 A34 17And the legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o D35 A36 E37 A38 18He didnât mind the quack, quack and the legs all dangling down-o 19 20 A39 21The old grey woman jumped out of bed E40 22Out of the window she popped her head, A41 D42 23Crying John, John, the great goose is gone A43 E44 A45 E46 A47 24And the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o D48 A49 E50 A51 25John, John, the great goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o 26 27 A52 28He ran til he came to his nice warm den E53 29And there were the little ones, eight, nine, ten A54 D55 30Sayin Daddy, Daddy, better go back again A56 E57 A58 E59 A60 31For it must be a might fine town-o, town-o, town-o D61 A62 E63 A64 32Daddy, Daddy, go back again for it must be mighty fine town-o 33 34 A65 35The fox and his wife, without any strife E66 36Cut up the goose with a fork and a knife A67 D68 37They never had such a supper in their life A69 E70 A71 E72 A73 38And the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o D74 A75 39They never had such a supper in their life E76 A77 40And the little ones chewed on the bones