Lyrics of
The Fox

The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) was created by the Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis to promote their television show I kveld med YLVIS. It went viral on YouTube in September 2013 for its humorous lyrics and catchy video. The song humorously explores the concept of unknown sounds that different animals make, culminating in the question of what sound a fox makes.


Dog goes woof, cat goes meow,
Bird goes tweet, and mouse goes squeek.
Cow goes moo, frog goes croak,
And the elephant goes toot.
Ducks says quack, And fish go blub
And the seal goes ow ow ow
But there's one sound
that no one knows
What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringding!
Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringding!
What the fox say
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow!
What the fox say
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho!
What the fox say
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
Joff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!
What the fox say

Big blue eyes, pointy nose,
Chasing mice and digging holes,
Tiny paws, up the hill,
Suddenly you're standing still,
Your fur is red, so beautiful,
Like an angel in disguise,
But if you meet a friendly horse,
Will you communicate by
mo-o-o-o-orse? Mo-o-o-o-orse?
Mo-o-o-o-orse?
How will you speak to that
ho-o-o-o-orse? Ho-o-o-o-orse?
Ho-o-o-o-orse?
What does the fox say?

Jacha-chacha-chacha-chow!
Chacha-chacha-chacha-chow!
What the fox say
Fraka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow!
Fraka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow!
What the fox say
Ah-hee-ahee ha-hee!
Ah-hee-ahee ha-hee!
What the fox say
Ah-oo-oo-oo-ooo!
Woo-oo-oo-ooo!
What does the fox say?

The secret of the fox,
Ancient mystery,
Somewhere deep in the woods,
I know you're hiding,
What is your sound?
Will we ever know?
Will always be a mystery
What do you say?
You're my guardian angel
Hiding in the woods,
What is your sound?
(Abub-bub-bub-way-dum)
(Abubidi-bi-bum-way-dum)
(Abub-bub-bub-way-dum)
Will we ever know?
(Babeh-dih-bah-top-beh-dum)
I want to
(Bahbeh-dum-beh-dum)
I want to
I want to know!
(Ababeh-dih-bah-bum-beh-dum)