Cunning was the little fox That padded in the lady’s garden She saw he was a cheeky chap So his indiscretions she would pardon She loved to see him dance and play Basking in the summers heat And often when he came to stay Shed leave him out a tasty treat One day the fox came right inside And settled sleeping on the sofa And she didn’t say a word About the wild interloper He ate his fill and slept a while Looking sweet and stirring not Then when he woke he looked around Nodded and then off he trot