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Daddy Fox

from Myriad by Garry Blakeley

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A traditional song. There arte many versions of this, I first heard it sung by Barry Dransfield and have always been very fond of it. I think this arrangement sounds very English?

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Daddy Fox went out on a winters night
Prayed for the moon to give him light
For he'd many many miles to go that night
Before he reached the town-o,
Town-o town-o,
He'd many many miles to go that night
Before he reached the town-o

He grabbed the grey goose by the neck
And flung a duck across his back
And he heeded not their quivvy-quivvy-quack
Nor the legs all a-dangling down-o
Down-o, etc.

Then old mother Twiddle-Twaddle jumped out of bed
And out of the window she stuck her little head
Crying John, John the grey goose is dead
And the fox he's away to his den-o!"
Den-o, etc.

Well John he rode to the top of the hill
And blew his horn both loud and shrill.
Play on said Reynard with your music still
While I get away to my den-o
Den-o, etc.

Then old Daddy Fox and his cubs and his wife
They cut up the goose without any knife
Saying I never had such a supper in my life
And the little ones can chew on the bones-o
Bones-o, etc.

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from Myriad, released September 28, 2020

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