Fantastic Mr Fox
O I am just a chicken
But very cock-a-hoop:
You make my sinews thicken
When you are near my coop
Would make you drool and slaver
To see my chicken legs
I wish that you could have a
Butcher’s at my eggs
For you are kind and gentle
And never talk baloney
You never seem judgmental
O my dear Volpone
Your paws are soft and pink
Your fur as red as rust
Please God you never sink
To working for a crust
The local hounds adore you
So torpid and so tubby
They’ll all be waiting for you
Are grateful you are chubby
Yes swish your russet brush
And smooth your well-slicked hair
We layers love to hear your gush
Your counsels of despair
O you have so much taste
You love yourself like crazy
We hens have long embraced
The fact you’re fat and lazy
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A reminder of The Guardian in 2011
