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Fox and Goose

Found in EverydaySongBook2.abc from the John Chambers' music books abc collection
Fox and Goose - staff notation
X: 110
T: Fox and Goose
Q: "Moderato."
%R: air, march
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: Eb
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[| E F G A | B B B B | c A e c | B3 z | c A
w: 1.~Fox, you've sto-len my grey gan-der,   Bet-ter bring him back, Bet-ter
w: 2.~Soon he will, his ri-fle show-ing      Shoot you in the head!  Shoot you
w: 3.~Lit-tle fox, be-ware, there's dan-ger, Thiev-ing will not do,  Thiev-ing
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e c | B3 z | B A A A | A G G G | G F F B |
w: bring him back! There's a hun-ter watch-ing yon-der, He is on your
w: in the head!    Fast the red drops will be flow-ing, You will then be
w: will not do!    Bet-ter be to goose a stran-ger,     Mouse is best for
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G3 z | B A A A | A G G G | G F F G | E3 z |]
w: track; There's a hun-ter, watch-ing yon-der, He is on your track.
w: dead;  Fast the red drops will be flow-ing, You will then be dead.
w: you;   Bet-ter be to goose a stran-ger,     Mouse is best for you.
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