999 Foxes

999 foxes in a cage
999 foxes
if one of those foxes should happen to die
998 foxes in a pile

998 foxes in a cage
998 foxes
if one of those foxes should happen to be slain
997 foxes remain

997 foxes in a cage
997 foxes
if one of them shouldn't make it to China alive
996 foxes in a pile

996 foxes in a cage
996 foxes
no room to live, plenty to die
995 foxes in a pile

995 foxes in a cage
995 foxes
if one of those foxes were slain by the cane of William Zanzinger
(994 foxes in a cage) ....

994 foxes in a cage
994 foxes
if one of those foxes were clubbed to death like a seal
993 foxes in a cage of steel

993 foxes in a cage
993 foxes
if one of those foxes should starve to death
992 foxes in a cage, yeah

992 foxes in a cage
992 foxes
if one of those foxes should eat of it's mates
991 foxes in a cage

991 foxes in a cage
991 foxes
if one of those foxes were skinned alive
990 foxes in a pile

990 foxes in a cage
990 foxes
if one of those foxes should freeze to death
989 foxes in a cage, yeah

989 foxes in a cage
989 foxes
if all the happy foxes were allowed to escape
still _989_ foxes in a cage

989 foxes in a cage
989 foxes
if one of those foxes should go insane
988 foxes remain

988 foxes in a cage
988 foxes
if one of those foxes should die of thirst
987 thirsty foxes, yeah

987 foxes in a cage
987 foxes
if one of those foxes jumped over a lazy dog
986 quick brown foxes in a cage