Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-10-14
SELECT POETRY.
FOX SONG OF JENA STUDENTS

FOX SONG OF JENA STU DENT
In his interesting work on German Ii
and Hammers ots seen in SOT0RY. Mathew Civ
a graphic account of student life at Jen
with fun particulars of the customs an
rules of the societies, or clubs, formed /
| style themselves Boys" while the freS
students-who are obliged to undergo 81
months probation before they can obtai
| that title-afe called Foxes" Among tn
| comical ceremonies attending the "raiSing
of y Fox to the dignity of a Boy. is on
called ''FoX-riding, which is thus perform
ed: The oldest probatioRers. distinguish
| by the title of "FoX Major" appears, -,
up like a Gallic huntSman in general
| blowinga huge French hunttng-horn. II
is followed by his brother Foxes sittin
astride chairs facing the backs, and in tn
manner the whole body of them go cante
ing around the room, while the Boys blacl
en- the faces of the riders with. burnt cor
| as they go by. And this is the song the
| sing-rather freely translated =
What comes yonder from the heights
What comes yonder from the heights
What comes yonder from the shocking ba
heights?
Ay ay! shocking-bad heights!
What comes yonder from the heights
IT'S post-boy in bucllskin tights!
'TIsa post-boy in bucksllin tights!
Tis post-boy in shocking-bad bucksli
tights!
Ay ay shocking-bad tights!
A post-boy in bucllskin tights!
Who brings he with that box?
Who brings he with that box?
| Who brings lie with that shocking bad box
Ay! ay! shoeking-bad box!
Who brings he with that box?
He bringeth real live Fox!
He bringath a real live Fox
He bringeth shocking-bad real live Fox!
Ay! ay! shocking-bad Fox!
He bringeth a real live Fox.
Your servant, great lords OF the land!
Your servant. great lords of the land .
Your obedient servant to commando
Ay! ay! to command!
Your servant. great lords of the land!
What's Mister Papa doing?
What's Mister Papa doing?
What's shocking-bad Mister Papa doing?
Ay! ay! shockingbad Papa!
Whats Mister Papa doing?
Over Cicero he's stewingI
over Cicero he's stewing.
Over shoclzing-bad Cicero he's stewing!
Ayi ay shockipg-bad Cicero!
over Cicero he's stewing!
What's Mamma dear watching?
What's Mamma dear a-watching?
What's shoes Eingbad Mamma dear a
watching?
Ayi ay! clsing-bad Mammal
What's Mamma dear a-watchlng?
She's Papa's faas a-Catchin 2
She's Papa's feas a-catchingI
She's apa's shocking-bad lieas a-catching
Az! ay shocling-bad lieas.
She's Papa's Eeas a-catchirg!
And what's the daughter Farningo
And what's the daughter Farming?
What's the shocking bad daughter Farm ng?
Ay! ay shocking-bad daughter.
And what's the daughter Farming?
She's fathers stockings darning!
Shes iati1er's stockings darnIn@!
She's fathers shocking-bad $ stockings
darRing!
Ay! ay shocking bad stockings!
She's fathers stocking darningsl
WHAT'S the Rector occupied in?
What's the Rector occtipied in?
What's the shocking -badRector occupied III?
AZ: ay the shockjng-ba.I Rector.
WHATS The Rector occupied in
His eldest son he's hiding!
His eldest sol hes hiding!
Hes hiding his shocking bad eldest son.
Ay! ay ! shoc!z.ng-b;td son.
His eldestson he's hiding!
P'rhaps the Fox tobacco smokes?
e
frhaps tie Fox shocI1ing-bad 'bacco
smokes?
Ay! aly! shOcking-bad 'bacco.
P'ihaps the Fox tobacco smokes?
little, You reverend b}o1es.
little, you reverend olol1es.
A little, you sEocllin-bad reverend bIoaes !!
Ay ay! siloclzing-bad blokes!
\ little, you reverned blol1ea
pipe, then, let him fill.
a pipe, then, let him fill!
4 shocking bad pipe, then, lei him I'LL!
Ay ay Il shocking bad pipe!
A pipe, then, let him fill.
On, dear! feel so i'll!
Oh, dear! feel so i'll!
Oh, dear! feel so shoclzIngly i'll!
Ay! ay shockingly i'll!
Oh, dear. I feel SO III!
Be sick. il you're in PAIN
Be sick, il you re in pain.
Be saockingly sick, if you're in pain!
Ay ay shockingIy sick
Be sick, ii you're in pain!
Fog pretends ~ vomdl
And now I'm well again!
And now I'm well again
I es. now I'm shockingly we'll again.
Ay lay shocl1ingly well!
Yes, now I'm well again,
Thus the Fox becomes a Boy!
Thus the Fox becomes Boy!
Fhus the FO& becomes a shocking bad Boy
Ay ay shocking bad Boy!
Thus the Fox becomes a Boy;