Outfox the Fox (From "The Court Jester") - Danny Kaye

Only the sharpest eyes, The Keenest nose

The quickest ears, fleetest toes

Can ever outfox the Fox

(The men echo, «Can ever outfox the Fox»)

Only the stoutest arm, the bravest heart,

With a magic charm and a good head start

Will ever outfox the Fox

(Will ever outfox the Fox)

Those who try to tangle with my daring do Wind up at the angle that herring do

(They hold their head

like every dead herring do)

Only the sprightliest sprite, the nimblest elf,

The wickedest old witch or the devil himself

can ever outfox the Fox

(Can ever outfox the fox)

Whenever they try to find me They find me where I am not

I’m hither and yond, I’m there and gone,

I’m Johnny-not-on-the spot!

(He whistle as he jump to a low tree branch)

I’m out on a limb they think!

(He whistles again, jumping down)

I’m down on the ground in a wink

My enemies say «Gadzooks!

It’s spooks!»

Shivering in their socks

They know that they’ll never, I’m far to clever

They’ll never outfox the Fox!

The Fox, There’s only one of me Till suddenly there’s two of me When two is what you see of me Gadzooks!

Three of me That’s the proper score of me Three of us is the core of me And we can tell you-

Woops!

Sorry, four of me Fa la la!

There’s one of me, two of me, three of me,

four of me, five six seven

Sorry, no more of me Each as strong as ten are we Very stout hearted men are we We’re off to fight all wrong

And we’ll right it Right or wrong

I’m hither and yond, I’m there and gone,

I’m Johnny-not-on-the spot!

Only the sharpest eye, the keenest nose,

the quickest ear and the fleetest toes

Can ever outfox the Fox

Can ever outfox, can ever outfox,

can ever outfox, can ever outfox the Fox

Anyone of us can be at anytime the Fox

But I tell you confidentially that I’m the Fox

No I’m no I’m no I’m no I’m no I’m the Fox

Well I’m the Fox

No I’m the Fox

Is he the Fox?

No me the Fox

If he’s the one,

Then who’s this Fox?

Aren’t you the Fox?

Now who’s the Fox?

Because no matter who’s the Fox

There’ll never never never never

never never never

never never never never never outfox the Fox

never outfox the Fox

never outfox the Fox

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never outfox the Fox