Fox and Coyote
Brother Jack's Fable: Fox and Coyote's Greedy Tale
Lyrics
Fox went out with his brother coyote
Fox and coyote venture out together
They walked out upon the fields
They explore fields
Just before the morning would break
Just before dawn
They knew where all the little birds go
They are aware of birds' locations
They knew where all the little birds go
Repetition for emphasis
They had acquired a little steel trap
They possess a small steel trap
They set the bait and they pulled it back
Set bait, anticipating a snack
Dreaming of a mid-morning snack
Imagining a mid-morning treat
In the bushes waiting for the snap
Waiting in the bushes for the trap to spring
Undercover, waiting to hear the trap go snap
Remaining hidden, listening for the trap
They caught themselves a little sparrow
They capture a small sparrow
Not much more than a coyote mouthful
The bird is just a mouthful for the coyote
But whose teeth would get to taste
Contemplating whose teeth will taste the sparrow
That single bite of sparrow meat
Reflecting on a single bite of sparrow meat
Which brother would get to eat
Deciding which brother will eat
Old fox, he grabbed a wing
Fox seizes a wing
Coyote did the very same thing
Coyote does the same
Pulled that bird wing from wing
They pull the bird apart wing by wing
Before the wishbone snapped, she did sing
Before the wishbone snaps, the sparrow sings
As her wishbone snapped, she did sing
Repetition of the sparrow's song
Old fox and your brother coyote
Addressing the fox and coyote
You got me but before I go
Expressing awareness of impending demise
I know how you are both gonna die
Predicting a death by choking on a sparrow bone
You’re gonna die choking on an old sparrow bone
Reiteration of a choking fate
You’re gonna die chocking on a little sparrow bone
Repetition, emphasizing the sparrow bone
Old black crow circling all around
Black crow observes the scene
Checking out what is on the ground
Examining what remains on the ground
Bleached out white by the sun
The sun bleaches the remnants
It’s what’s left of fox and his brother coyote
Remnants of the fox and coyote
Old dead fox and his brother coyote
Confirmation of their demise
Greedy fox and greedy coyote
Describing them as greedy
Eat your veggies you old fox and coyote
Encouraging them to eat vegetables
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