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The fox went o _ ut on a chilly n _ ight
He prayed for the m _ oon to give him l _ ight
He had many a m _ ile to go that n _ ight
Be fore he r _ eached the town-o _ , town-o _ , town-o _
Many a m _ ile to go that n _ ight, before he r _ eached the town-o_ _
He ran 'til he c _ ame to the chicken p _ en
Where the ducks and the g _ eese were kept therei _ n
Said, "A couple of y _ ou are gonna grease my c _ hin,
Be fore I l _ eave this town-o _ , town-o _ , town-o _ "
"A couple of y _ ou are gonna grease my c _ hin, ' fore I l _ eave this town-o _ " _
He grabbed the g _ reat goose by the n _ eck
And he plonk the b _ ird a cross his b _ ack
And he didn't m _ ind the quack, quack, q _ uack
And the legs all d _ angeling down-o _ , down-o _ , down-o _
He didn't m _ ind the quack, quack q _ uack and the legs are a _ ll dangeling down-o_ _
Old Mrs p _ itter patter jumped out of b _ ed
She rush to the w _ indow and she cocked her h _ ead,
Crying John, J _ ohn, the great goose is g _ one
And the fox is o _ ut on the town-o _ , town-o _ , town-o _
John, J _ ohn, the great goose is g _ one and the fox is o _ ut on the town-o_ _
And Little John he r _ un to the top of the h _ ill
He blew his h _ orn both loud and s _ hrill
Fox he s _ aid "I'd better flee with my k _ ill
Soon be o _ n my trail-o _ , Trail-o _ , trail-o _
Fox he s _ aid "I'd better flee with my k _ ill, soon be o _ n of my trail-o _ " _
Fox he r _ un home to his d _ en
Were he mets all the l _ ittle ones, eight, nine, t _ en
And sayin Daddy, b _ etter go back ag _ ain
'Cause it must be a m _ ight fine town-o _ , town-o _ , town-o _
Daddy, I b _ etter go back ag _ ain because it must be m _ ighty fine town-o_ _
And he gave the f _ owl on to his w _ ife
And she cut it u _ p with a carving k _ nife
And they never h _ ad such a supper in their l _ ife
And the little ones c _ hewed on the bones-o _ , bones-o _ , bones-o _
They never h _ ad such a supper in their l _ ife and the little o _ nes chewed on the
bones-e _ s
The little ones c _ hewed on the bones-o _
They never h _ ad such a supper in their l _ ife and the little o _ nes chewed on the
bones__ _ _ _ _____ ______ _ _ ___ ______ _ _ __ !