The Gruffalo in Deep Dark Wood Folk Song

A mouse took a stroll Through the deep dark wood A fox saw the mouse And the mouse looked good Where are you going to? Little brown mouse Come have some lunch In my underground house

It’s terribly kind of you Fox, but no I’m going to have lunch With a Gruffalo A Gruffalo? What’s a Gruffalo? A Gruffalo! Why, didn’t you know?

He has terrible tusks And terrible claws And terrible teeth In his terrible jaws His eyes are orange His tongue is black He has purple prickles All over his back

Oh the Gruffalo Don't you know? With knobbly knees And a turned-out toe He’s the scariest beast In the neighborhood Deep in the heart Of the deep dark wood

On went the mouse Through the deep dark wood An owl saw the mouse And the mouse looked good Where are you going to? Little brown mouse Come have some tea In my treetop house

He has knobbly knees And a turned-out toe And a poisonous wart At the end of his nose His eyes are orange His tongue is black He has purple prickles All over his back

Oh the Gruffalo Don't you know? With knobbly knees And a turned-out toe He’s the scariest beast In the neighborhood Deep in the heart Of the deep dark wood

But who is this creature With claws so long? His teeth are sharp And his arms are strong Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo! My favorite food The monster said low

You're not eating me The little mouse said I'm the scariest thing That you'll ever dread Just walk behind me And you will see Everyone here Is afraid of me

Oh the Gruffalo Don't you know? With knobbly knees And a turned-out toe He’s the scariest beast In the neighborhood Deep in the heart Of the deep dark wood

The Gruffalo fled In a terrible fright The wood grew quiet In the golden light The mouse found a nut And the nut was good All by himself In the deep dark wood