Song Description

poor rabbit fighting for life and on the run

Lyrics

The Hare's Lament

On the first of November on a bright autumn day
to the hills of Dromina I chanced for to stray,
I was feeding on green grass, the cloves on yon ground
when my heart was set a beating by the bay of the hound.
Chorus
Musha right tally-ho, hark ye over hi ho
hark ye over cries the huntsmen
hark ye over hi ho x2

Well they hunted me up and they hunted me down
the bold huntsmen of Scotland, on the trails said the hound
Over highlands and lowlands, moorlands also
Over hedges and ditches, like the wind I did go

There was Rebel and Rabble that gave me a close brush
When they finally did find me it was in a rush bush
For better or worse, I know I must die,
But I do my endeavor, those hounds to defy
Chorus x 2

Now I must die, and I know not the crime
For the value of sixpence, I ne'er harmed mankind
I ne'er was brought up for to rob or to steal
Except for the droppings and the tops of green kale
Chorus x 2

Then up steps the huntsman, to end all my strife
Saying,"let the hare go give her play for her life,
be it far better, you kill Reynard the fox
who ate all your chickens and never got caught."
Chorus X 2

Traditional

Arrangement: Joe Podlesney
Recorded at Avocet Studios, Mass
Lead Vocal: Delta
Guitars: Joe Podlesney
Whistle: Tom Byrns
Bass: Joe Podlesney
Keyboard: Joe Podlesney