Black Oak Arkansas Sly Fox Lyrics

Sly Fox Lyrics

Old Raven had a lunch of cheese.

 And sly fox did smell it in the breeze

 The fox looked up and sweetly spoke

 

 O Raven, on your perch of oak.

 Your coat is black and your beak is yellow

 If only now your voice were mellow

 Yes if only your voice were mellow

 You'd be the fairest. Be the fairest

 Be the fairest, in the woods.

 

 Ole raven overjoyed by praise

 And sure he'd earned it in all ways

 Breathed in deep and let a croak

 And dropped the luncheon from the oak

 

 Snatchin' of this tasty prize

 Sly ole' fox was very wise

 To fall for flattery

 Good bird

 You know it's vanity it's vanity

 It's vanity

 It must have hurt

 

 Which lessened if you please

 undoubtably as with the cheese

 A bit too late the raven swore

 The road would never cheat him no more