On 16th November, 1870, Mr. Shchapoff, a Russian squire, the narrator, came home from a visit to a country town, Iletski, and found his family in some disarray. There lived with him his mother and his wife's mother, ladies of about sixty-nine,... Read more of The Dancing Devil at Scary Stories.caInformational Site Network Informational
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Fox And Geese




From: ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"

Br'er Fox wa'k out one moonshiny night,
He say to hisse'f w'at he's a gwineter do.
He say, "I'se gwineter have a good piece o' meat,
Bef[=o]' I leaves dis townyoo.
Dis townyoo, dis townyoo!
Yes, bef[=o]' I leaves dis townyoo!"

Ole mammy Sopentater jump up out'n bed,
An' she poke her head outside o' de d[=o]'.
She say: "Ole man, my gander's gone.
I heared 'im w'en he holler 'quinny-quanio,'
'Quinny-quanio, quinny-quanio!'
Yes, I heared 'im w'en he holler 'quinny-quanio.'"




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