The Fox Jumps Over the Parson's Gate

Synopsis

The Fox Jumps Over the Parson's Gate is a picture book written in the form folk song by British author Randolph Caldecott, who has written and illustrated books such as A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go, Come, Lasses, and Lads, and Ride A-Cock Horse to Branbury Cross & A Farmer went Trotting Upon his Grey Mare.

The Huntsman blows the horn in the morning and fox goes hunting, The Fox jumps over the Parson’s gate, and all the hounds all after him go, But all my fancy dwells on Nancy, Now the Parson had a pair to wed.

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