Angelo Branduardi - The hare in the moon lyrics

ANGELO BRANDUARDI "fables and fantasies" The Hare In The Moon Once upon the time when all the world was young There lived three friends so the legend runs There was a monkey called eyes and a fox called nose And a hare called ears so the story goes Up hill and down dale forever together Exploring their green world, discussing the weather And every night when all the stars were shining Each one held two more close untill the morning You'll never guess what happened next though Well, wait just a minute and I'll tell you One summers day up to those three Came a white haired sage and friends said he I will pay with gold for some well cooked meat I have travelled far and fain would eat The fox and the monkey went off whispering together While the hare went on playing as carefree as ever And little did suspect what evil they planned That she would be the meal to feed the old man You'll never guess what happened next though Well, wait just a minute and I'll tell you The fox ran swift and caught the hare While the monkey build a roasting fire But said the old man wait with a tear in his eye This sad betrayal 's changed my mind Come with me now hare leave your two false friends No more men will trust them But you you'll have a fine end When men look up into the moon's right corner They'll see you running happy ever after And now they'll know just how you got there Yada di di... Once upon the time when all the world was young There lived three friends so the legend runs There was a monkey called eyes and a fox called nose And a hare called ears so the story goes But two betrayed one so she left to run High in the sky as the moon's right eye And if you look and she's not running for you Half close your eyes you'll see her I a**ure you Beware the fox beware the monkey They might just betray you as they did her...