Story Behind The Song

A fun mix of the "Frog and the Scorpion" in the role of a fox and a farmer.

Song Description

A fun mix of the "Frog and the Scorpion" in the role of a fox and a farmer.

Lyrics

The Fox is Guardin' the Henhouse
©brooks/conant

The fox is guardin' the henhouse
Can you imagine such a thing
Can't you see the feathers flying
And all the trouble it's gonna bring

Seems this fox got himself caught
In a snare set up by the shed
Begging that farmer, "Please don't kill me
I got something to trade instead"

I can solve any henhouse problem
And for only a chicken a day
And in exchange for this tiny contribution
I'll keep the other foxes away

Probably hear a moral coming
But I think its too soon to say
But I admit when animals start talking
Things do tend to lean that way

So they hammered out the details
Agreeing to keep it on the sly
No need to bother them chickens
With the whos, the wheres and the whys

'Cause we all know how chickens are
Really, they're dumb as sheep
You can slip about anything past 'em
If you toss'em a shiny treat

So the farmer remembered
To forget to lock the gate
Priding' himself as he went to bed
On the clever deal he made

There just might be a message coming
But I think its too soon to ell
But with dirty dealings in the barnyard
Things are going to start to smell

Then came the laziest morning
Even the cock hadn't bothered to crow
And when the farmer got down to the henhouse
Well, I bet you already know

There sat the fox, picking his teeth
with his big belly popping out
from more chicken parts, guts and gizzards
that God could even count

The farmer cried "Hey, what happened here
I thought we had a deal?"
Now there's no more chickens left
For me to sell or you to steal

Well, you know I'm just a fox,
I'm only doing what foxes do
I'm quick, I'm cunning and now I'm feed
And so with that, I'll bid you adieu

And he took off for the tree line
With his belly full of goods
Never to be seen again, at least
Not these neck of the woods

Definitely there's a message here
And I'll give you a little hint
You trust anybody anymore
Especially the government

Or big multi-national corporations
Or talking animals like a fox

I bet he's out there hunting field mice
Or better yet, perhaps
He's hunting his next farmer
Settin' one of them traps