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What Does The Fox Say? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/25/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This is a mystery cache so the listed coordinates are not where you will find the actual physical cache. If you solve the puzzle below you'll find the correct coordinates.

 

 

Destined to become one of the all time masterpieces of modern popular music, the Norweigan duo of brothers calling themselves Ylvis wrote and performed "The Fox". The song and video first appeared on YouTube in September 2013 and immediately went viral, garnering over 366 million hits by publication time of this cache, and peaked at #6 on Billboard's U.S. Hot 100 that same month. After listening to this catchy, cute, upbeat, and rather annoying little tune about three hundred times (I did say it was catchy), the lyrics began to speak to me, and I thought I heard a hidden message in the song. I wrote the lyrics down as best as I could remember but I'm not sure I got them exactly right. Here's what I transcribed, perhaps listening to it again a couple of times might help. You might be able to find it on the internet if the link is working.

 

The Fox -- Ylvis

Dog goes woof, cat goes meow. Bird goes tweet, and mouse goes squeak.
Cow goes moo. Frog goes croak, and the elephant goes toot.
Ducks say 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-DING, ding-DING-ding!
RING, ding-ding-ding-ding, DING!
ding-ding-ding-ding, ding-ding, ding-DING-ding!
RING, DING-ding-DING-DING!
WHAT THE FOX SAY?

WA-pa, pa-pa, PA-pa, pow!
WA-pa-pa, pa, PA-PA-pa, pa-PA-pow!
wa, pa, pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-PA-pow!
WHAT THE FOX SAY?

HATEE-HATEE-HATEE, hatee-hatee-HATEE, hatee-HATEE-ho!
hatee-hatee-hatee, hatee-hatee, HATEE-hatee-hatee-HO!
hatee, hatee-hatee, HATEE-HATEE-ho!
hatee-hatee-hatee-hatee, HO!
WHAT THE FOX SAY?

JOFF, tchoff-tchoff-tchoff-tchoff, tchoff-TCHOFF-tchoff!
joff, tchoff, thcoff-tchoff-tchoff, tchoff!
joff-tchoff-tchoff-TCHOFF, tchoff,TCHOFF-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 h-o-o-orse, h-o-o-orse, h-o-o-orse?
WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY?!

jacha-CHACHA-CHACHA, chacha, chacha-chacha-chow!
JACHA, chacha, chacha-chacha, CHACHA-CHACHA-chow!
chacha-chacha-chacha-chacha, CHACHA, chacha-chacha-CHACHA-chow!
CHACHA-CHACHA-CHACHA, chacha-chacha-CHACHA, chacha-CHACHA-chow!
WHAT THE FOX SAY?

FRAKA-kaka-kaka, kaka, KAKA-KAKA-kow!
fraka-KAKA-kaka, kaka, kaka, kaka-kaka-kow!
FRAKA-KAKA-kaka-kaka, kow!
kaka-KAKA-kaka, KAKA-KAKA-KOW!
WHAT THE FOX SAY?

AHEE-AHEE, ahee-ahee, AHEE-ahee!
ahee-ahee-AHEE, AHEE, ahee!
ahee-ahee-ahee, ahee-AHEE-AHEE-ahee!
AHEE-AHEE-AHEE, ahee-ahee, AHEE-ahee, AHEE!
WHAT THE FOX SAY?

AOO-OO-OO, OO-oo, oo!
AOO-OO-oo-oo, oo, oo-OO-oo, OO-OO-OO!
WOO-OO-oo-oo, oo, oo-OO-oo, OO-OO-OO!
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? (a-bubu-duh, BUBU-DWEE-DUM, a-bubu-DUH, duh-BUBU-dwee)
Will we ever know? (A-bubu-DUH-bubu, dwee, DUM-a-BUBU-duh)
I want to, I want to, I want to know! (A-BUBU-DUH, BUBU-dwee-duh, dum)

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO kylethepieman and Tackular for being the co-FTFs!

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubj jvyy lbh fcrnx gb gung ub-b-b-b-befr?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)