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SlNGlNG 'Bout a handsome little fox Let me sing you folks a yarnHey diddle dee daddle da doddle do doodle dum'Twas a splendid little fellaFull of wit and grace and charmSay zippy zee zappy za yappy yo
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Fantastic Mr  Fox

That's just weak songwriting. You wrote a bad song, Petey!

Petey:
'Bout a handsome little fox let me sing you folks a yarn. / Hey, diddle-dee daddle-da doddle-do doodle-dum! / 'Twas a splendid little feller full of wit 'n' grace 'n' charm. / Say, zippy-zee zappa-za yappy-yo doodle-dum! / Well, like any little critter needin' vittels for his littl'uns, / Well, he stole, and he cheated, and he lied just to survive. / With a doodle-dum diddle-die doddle-diddle doodle-dum!Other singers:Doodle-dum diddle-die doddle-diddle doodle-dum!Petey:Zippy-zo zippy-zay zippy-zappy zoopy-zee!Other singers:Zippy-zo zippy-zay zippy-zappy zoopy-zee!Petey:Doo-dah doo-day day...Petey:Let me take a little tick now to color in the scene: / 'Cross the valley lived three yokels name of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. / Now these three crazy jackies had our hero on the run. / Shot the tail off the cuss with a fox-shootin' gun. / But that stylish little fox was as clever as a whip / Dug as quick as a gopher that was hyper-ack-a-tive.Other singers:Yeah!Petey:Now those three farmers sit 'twhere there's a hole 'twas once a hill. / Singin' diddle-dee daddle-da doddle-do doodle-dum! / And as far as I can reckon they're a-settin' up there still. Singin' zippy-zee zappa-za yappy-yo...Franklin Bean: What are you singing, Petey?Petey:Just... just making it up as I went- as I went along, really.Franklin Bean:That's just weak songwriting. You wrote a bad song, Petey!

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SlNGlNG 'Bout a handsome little fox Let me sing you folks a yarn
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Hey diddle dee daddle da doddle do doodle dum
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'Twas a splendid little fella
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Full of wit and grace and charm
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Say zippy zee zappy za yappy yo google gum
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Like any little critter needing Vittles for his little uns
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Well he stole and he cheated
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And he lied just to survive
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With a doodle dum diddle di duddle doodle dum
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SlNGlNG ALONG
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With a zippy zo zippy zay zippy zappy zoopy zee
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Oh doo dah doo dah day
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Let me take a little tick To color in the scene
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'Cross the valley lived three yokels
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Name of Boggis Bunce and Bean
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These three crazy jackies Had our hero on the run
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Shot the tail off the cuss With a fox shooting gun
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But that stylish little fox Was clever as a whip
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Dug as quick as a gopher That was hyperactive
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PEOPLE WHOOPlNG
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Now those three farmers sit
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'Twhere there a hole 'twas once a hill
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Singing diddle dee daddle da doddle do doodle dum
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And as far as l can reckon They're sitting up there still
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Singing zippy zee zappy za yoppy yo
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What are you singing Petey
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Just making it up as l went along really
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That's just weak songwriting You wrote a bad song Petey
Available in 7 languages
Duration
89 seconds
Views
754
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:57
Uploaded
Mar 07, 2026
Production
Regency Enterprises,Indian Paintbrush,American Empirical Pictures

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Movie Summary

An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.

Actors

Michael Gambon
Franklin Bean