The Keeper Would A Hunting Go Songtext

von Jagdlieder

The Keeper would a hunting go,
And under his cloak he carried a bow,
All for to shoot a merry little doe
Among the leyves so green, o.

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Jackie boy! Master!
Sing ye well! Very well!

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Hey down! Ho down!
Derry derry down,
Among the leaves so green, o.
To my hey down, down,
To my ho down, down.
Hey down! Ho down!
Derry, derry down,
Among the leaves so green, o.

The first doe shot at he missed;
The seconddoe he trimmed he kissed;
The third doe went where nobody wist
Among the leaves so green, o.

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The fourth doe she did cross the plain;
The keeper fetched her back again;
Where she is now she may remain
Among the leaves so green, o.

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The fift doe she did cross the brook;
The keeper fetched her back with his crook;
Where she is now you must go and look
Among the leaves so green, o.

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The sixth doe she ran over the plain;
But he with hounds did turn her again,
And it's there he did hunt in a merry vein
Among the leaves so green, o.

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