The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)
by Ylvis / Bard Ylvisaker & Vegard Ylvisaker · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Intro
Dog goes “woof,” cat goes_ “meow,”
bird goes “tweet” and mouse goes__ “squeak.”
Cow goes “moo,” frog goes_ “croak”
and the el – e – phant goes_ “toot.”
Ducks say “quack” and fish go “blub”
and the seal goes_ “ow,_ ow,_ ow.”
But there’s one sound that no one knows:
What does the fox say?
Ring-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring-e-ding!
Ge-ring-ding-ding-ding—e-ring-ding!
Ge-ring-e-ding-ding-ding-ding-e-ring–e-ding!
What the fox say? Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow! Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say? Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho! Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!
Ha-tee-ha-tee-hat-ho!
What the fox say?
Joff-tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff!
Tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff-o-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoff o-tchoff o-tchoff-o-tchoff!
What the fox say?
Big blue eyes, point-y____ nose,
Chas-ing_ mice and dig-ging_ holes,
ti-ny__ paws up the__ hill,
sud-den-ly you’re stand–ing__ still.
Your fur is red, so beau-ti-ful,_
like an an-gel__ in dis-guise,
but if you meet a friend-ly horse,
will you com-mu-ni-cate by__ mo- o –o -or-se,
mo- o –o -or-se, mo- o -o- or - se?
How will you
speak to that ho – o – o – or-se, ho – o – o – or-se,
ho – o – o – or-se?
What does the fox say? Ja-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha chow!
Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chow! Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-chow!
What the fox say?
Fra-ka - ka-ka – ka-ka - ka-ka – kow!
Fra-ka – ka-ka-ka – ka – ka-ka – kow!
Fra-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – ka-ka – kow!
What the fox say? A- hee-a-ee-ha – hee!
A- hee-a – ee – ha – hee! A – hee-a – ee – ha – hee!
What the fox say? A-ooo!_______________ Woo-ooo________
What does the fox say?
The sec-ret of the fox, an-cient mys–ter- y___
some–where deep in the woods, I know you’re hid–ing,
What is your sound? Will we ev-er__ know?
Will al-ways be a mys-ter– y,___
What do you say?
You’re my guar–dian an-gel,
hid–ing in the_ woods. What is your_ sound?
(A-bom, bom, bom, way–oh, bom-be-dim bit, oh, way–o,
a-bom, bom, bom, way–oh,)
will we ev– er_____ know? I want to…
(a-way de-bom bap, bap way–oh, ba-ba-dum way, oh
I want to… I want to know.___________________________________
a-way de-bom bap, bap way–oh.)