One day in the Year of the Fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
One day in the Year of the Fox
When the bell began to ring
It meant the time had come for one to go to the temple of the king

There in the middle of the circle he stands
Searching, seeking
With just one touch of his trembling hand
The answer will be found
Daylight waits while the old man sings
"Heaven help me!"
And then like the rush of a thousand wings
It shines upon the one
And the day has just begun

One day in the Year of the Fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell
One day in the Year of the Fox
When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had come for the one to go to the temple of the king

There in the middle of the people he stands, seeing, feeling
With just a way of the strong right hand
Be strong to the temple of the king

Far from the circle at the edge of the world
He's hoping, wondering
Thinking back on the stories he's heard of what he's going to see
There in the middle of a circle
It lies "Heaven help me!"
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes
The answer had been found

Back with the people in the circle he stands, giving, feeling
With just one touch of a strong right hand
They know of the temple and the king