Beautiful and chilling song. It raises the hairs on the back of my neck and paints such a vivid picture of the landscape. For a lengthy and very amusing account of the history of Mr Fox, read Electric Eden by Rob Young - a detailed review of the folk tradition in Britain. Excellent read!
BRILLIANT! Dark and light shadings in the lyrics really this song is about nature and the Yorkshire landscape. All my best friends are British soldiers and one of the very oldest best friends is a Yorkshireman. Such wonderful people come from that country and are probably the nicest in England. A fantastic country in bad times now- this is back when England was really England and the old myths and legends were respected and looked up to.
