- Boys playing in the square: Here's to the Fox, whoever he be. May he live long and merrily. There once was a Fox, a bushy-tailed Fox. He was brave and clever. When the dogs found his trail, he would turn on his tail and soon he had lost them forever. Here's to the Fox, whoever he be. May he live long and merrily. There was a Coyote, a lean mean Coyote. His teeth were sharp and yellow. He would hide in the rocks for the bushy-tailed Fox, but the Fox was a slippery fellow. Here's to the Fox, whoever he be. May he live long and merrily.