Oh, the fox got lost on a chilly day and he hoped and he prayed to find his way,
and to find the den where he did stay
so he could settle down-o, down-o, down-o,
to find the den where he did stay
so he could settle down-o.
Into the woods he went on the prowl in hopes to ease the hunger and the growl.
He searched for some rabbits or mice or fowl,
to ease that hunger growl-o, growl-o, growl-o,
He searched for some rabbits or mice or fowl,
to ease that hunger growl-o.
Heard a rat-a-tat-tat from up in the tree,
Oh what was that noise, oh what could it be?
pretty to look at, too high to reach,
so he ran on down the trail-o, trail-o, trail-o,
pretty to look at, too high to reach,
so he ran on down the trail-o.
When he glanced to the sky he got a great scare,
so he crawled on his belly as slow as he dared,
to a brush pile off the trail of the Nuthatch plot,
somewhere that he'd be safe-o, safe-o, safe-o,
to a brush pile off the trail of the Nuthatch plot
somewhere that he'd be safe-o.
By the sawed off snag in the Goldfinch plot,
he sniffed and he listened and he looked a lot.
Tracks everywhere! Oh the trail was hot,
so he hoped to spot some food-o, food-o, food-o.
Tracks everywhere, oh the trail was hot,
so he hoped to spot some food-o.
So hungry was the fox he stumbled around,
but in the Cardinal plot he heard a sound,
a scratch-scratch noise from down under the snow
and a-pouncing he did go-o, go-o, go-o.
He heard a noise and plowed into the snow.
A-pouncing he did go-o.
In the Blue Jay plot he sniffed all around
at the holes that somebody had dug in the ground.
Maybe a nut or a slug could be found
before he trotted on-o, on-o, on-o.
Oh maybe a nut or slug could be found
before he trotted on-o.
Weary and worn at the end of the night, before the sun gave out much light,
he loped up the slope to his bed near the shed
and he slid into his burrow, burrow, burrow.
He loped up the slope to his bed near the shed,
and he slid into his burrow.
*This activity would not have been possible without tremendous effort from some key players on the Outdoor Ed committee. Many thanks to: Margie Pearce for brainstorming the clever idea in the first place and writing the song; Luke Bassuener and the SEEDS (Student Environmental Education Defense Squad - a small group of Crestwood students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades) for researching fox facts and creating artwork for the outside clues; Shawn MacMahon and Luke Bassuener for recording the song for teachers to play in their classrooms; Karen Lenoch and Connie Allen for helping coordinate the activity, communicate with staff and organize volunteers; Peter Plane, Eldon Ulrich and Barb Handa for helping with setup and general all-around helpfulness!