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Thread #23600   Message #265386
Posted By: Bradypus
26-Jul-00 - 07:53 PM
Thread Name: Song Challenge! Part 35
Subject: RE: SONG CHALLENGE! Part 35
Tune is 'Frog went a Courting'. I suspect there's a good hunting song could be made from this, as well as the challenge.
Fox Went Up

Fox went up in the morning light
Uh – Hmm
Fox went up in the morning light
Uh-Hmm
Fox went up in the morning light
Heard the hounds, got a helluva fright
Uh-Hmm

Hounds soon caught the fox's scent
Uh-Hmm
Hounds soon caught the fox's scent
Uh-Hmm
Hounds soon caught the fox's scent
To catch the fox was their intent
Uh-Hmm

Farmer's son joined in the chase
Uh-Hmm
Farmer's son joined in the chase
Uh-Hmm
Farmer's son joined in the chase
His pony just kept up the pace
Uh-Hmm

Farmer's son was in at the kill
Uh-Hmm
Farmer's son was in at the kill
Uh-Hmm
Farmer's son was in at the kill
They blooded the lad with a right good will
Uh-Hmm

Took the fox home in a box
Uh-Hmm
Took the fox home in a box
Uh-Hmm
Took the fox home in a box
Over hedges, among the rocks
Uh-Hmm

Fox is going to be stuffed today
Uh-Hmm
Fox is going to be stuffed today
Uh-Hmm
Fox is going to be stuffed today
So they can put him on display
Uh-Hmm

Taxidermist will skin the fox
Uh-Hmm
Taxidermist will skin the fox
Uh-Hmm
Taxidermist will skin the fox
And mount him well in a shiny box
Uh-Hmm

Skin's on tight, gotta make it loose
Uh-Hmm
Skin's on tight, gotta make it loose
Uh-Hmm
Skin's on tight, gotta make it loose
Some compressed air is the thing to use
Uh-Hmm

On the garage forecourt now it's late
Uh-Hmm
On the garage forecourt now it's late
Uh-Hmm
On the garage forecourt now it's late
Put the airline in, and start to inflate
Uh-Hmm

Now he's starting to get the hang
Uh-Hmm
Now he's starting to get the hang
Uh-Hmm
Now he's starting to get the hang
But the pressure's high, and the fox goes BANG
Uh-Hmm

There's skin and fur all over the place
Uh-Hmm
There's skin and fur all over the place
Uh-Hmm
There's skin and fur all over the place
The taxidermist daren't show his face
Uh-Hmm

Animal rights folk huffed and puffed
Uh-Hmm
Animal rights folk huffed and puffed
Uh-Hmm
Animal rights folk huffed and puffed
'It's the taxidermist who should be stuffed'
Uh-Hmm

Policeman saw that man alone
Uh-Hmm
Policeman saw that man alone
Uh-Hmm
Policeman saw that man alone
'If you inflate foxes, better do it at home!'
Uh-Hmm