Tom T. Hall - Fox Hollow’s Animal Train lyrics

When we took off
We almost had a critter of each kind
We had a duckbill platypus and
We had big ole lion
We had a horse with two front teeth
And a monkey on a chain
Ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

Well the skunk got off in Skenectady
We's glad to see him go
The duck got off in Kentucky and
The bear got off in Buffalo
The horse got off in Austin
The mink got off in Maine
Ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

Well the cat jumped on the kangaroo
And the elephant fell down
The monkey blew the whistle every
Time we passed a town
The lion fell asleep and left his
Tail out in the rain
A-ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train

The beaver lost his toothbrush and
The zebra lost his shirt
The possum played the banjo and the
Pig played in the dirt
We got off in Nashville just
To play this little song
Fox Hollow's Animal Train keeps movin' on

And now the possum will play the banjo

If you hear this train a-comin'
You just listen for this sound
That means that we're in town
Get on board and we'll all laugh
And play some silly games
Ridin' on Fox Hollow's Animal Train