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White Hare
Martin Carthy
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Near Howden town, near Howden town
As I have heard 'em sayin'
There once was a white hare
That used there for to dwell
She's been out and Ted be beagles
And Greggy counts her fair
But there wasn't a one amongst them
Could come near this old white hare
With me right fol-de-diddle
All a right fol-de-day
They went to the place
Where the white hare used to lie
They uncoupled their beagles
And began in a hurry to try
They uncoupled their beagles
And they beat the bushes round
Oh, but there was never a white hare
Not there to be found
With me right fol-de-diddle
All a right fol-de-day
There was Jim Smith the huntsman
And Tom the whipper-in
Were down to yonder furnace
To see if she'd be in
With that she took a jump
Me boys and away she did run
And yonder she is going
Don't you see her gentlemen
With me right fol-de-diddle
All a right fol-de-day
Oh, the footmen they did run
And the huntsmen they did ride
Such hollering and shouting
There was on every side
Such hollering and shouting
I never before had known
And all the men were crying
Tally ho, tally ho
With me right fol-de-diddle
All a right fol-de-day
There was twenty good beagles
That caused her to die
There wasn't a one among them
Above their full tie
The number of the beagles
There never could be found
And never was there such hunting
Upon our English ground
With me right fol-de-diddle
All a right fol-de-day
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