The Fox’s Wedding

Intro

The cloud is dropping

It’s rain in the sun,

For the Fox’s wedding

Has just begun.

From the forest and plain

And mountainside

Guests bring gifts

For the Fox and the bride.

Verse

Here comes the first:

A grinning hyena,

Who brings a charming

bowl from China.

Here comes the second:

A lion bold,

Whose gift is a mirror

of African gold.

Here comes the third:

A crocodile,

Whose gift is a silver

Cup from the Nile.

Verse

Here comes the fourth

A long-necked camel,

Whose gift is a casket

Of Indian enamel.

Here comes the fifth:

A monkey who writes,

His gift is a book,

The Arabian Nights.

Here comes the sixth:

A she-wolf vain,

Who brings for the bride

A scarf from Spain.

Verse

Here comes the seventh:

A polar bear,

Whose gift is a beautiful

Russian chair.

Here comes the eighth

To the Fox’s marriage:

A horse who has brought him

A five wheeled carriage.

Here comes the ninth:

A Jackal who brings

The bride and the bridegroom

Two diamond rings.

Outro

Here comes the tenth;

If you please,

The guests at the wedding

Are getting excited.

He comes from somewhere

And teaches zoology

What is his gift?

An empty apology.