BLACK FOX
(Graham Pratt)
Well as we were out a hunting
One morning in the spring
Both hounds and horses were running well
Made the hills and the valleys ring
But to our great misfortune
No fox there could be found
Our huntsmen cursed and swore but still
No fox moved over the ground
Upspoke our master huntsman
At the head of the hounds rode he
"Well we have ridden for a full three hours
But no fox have we seen
"And there is strength still in me
And I will have my chase
And if only the Devil himself come by
We'd run him such a race"
And then there sprung like lightening
A fox from out of his hole
His fur was the color of a starless night
His eyes like burning coal
They chased him over the valley
They chased him over the field
They chased him down to the riverbank
But never would he yield
He's jumped into the water
And he's swum to the other side
He's laughed so hard that the greenwood shook
Then he's turned to the huntsmen and cried
"Ride on my gallant huntsmen
When must I come again?
Oh never shall you want for a fox
To chase all over the plain
Oh and when your need is greatest,
Just call upon My Name
I will come and you shall have
The best of sport and game"
All the men looked up in wonder
And the hounds ran back to hide
For the fox had changed to the Devil himself
Where he stood on the other side
And men and hounds and horses
Went flying back to town
And hard on their heels came a small black fox
Laughing as he cried
"Ride on my gallant huntsmen
When must I come again?
Oh never shall you want for a fox
To chase all over the plain
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copyright Graham Pratt
recorded by Chris Foster and by Graham and Eileen Pratt
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