X:1
T:Bold Reynard
B:Peter Kennedy, Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland
S:Edwin Thomas
Z:Peter Kennedy and Maud Karpeles
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
Q:1/4=100
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:F
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w:A good ma-ny gen-tle-men take great de-light In hunt-ing bold Rey-nard, the fox_
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w:For the ve-ry best food he does eat in the night And lives up-on fat geese and ducks_
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w:In ash-pit or copse I did lie_And I lived an ex-traord'-na-ry rate_
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w:In pick-ing the bones of young lambs_Till the farm-ers they all me did hate_
W:A good many gentlemen take great delight
W:In hunting bold Reynard, the fox
W:For the very best food he does eat in the night
W:And lives upon fat geese and ducks.
W:In ash-pit or copse I did lie
W:And I lived an extraord'nary rate
W:In picking the bones of young lambs
W:Till the farmers they all me did hate.
W:
W:All for my lord's horses and hounds they did send
W:And the huntsman he swore I must die,
W:They made all the hair on my coat stand on end
W:And caused me from my young ones to fly.
W:All down Stony Lane they did run me
W:And I gave them a very good race,
W:When I entered the wood I did rest
W:Then the dogs they got forward a pace.
W:
W:All through the wild woods they gave chase, and did gain
W:And the gamekeeper saw me go by,
W:They chased me out into the wild open plain
W:'Twas then that he fired at my thigh.
W:'Twas in Stony fields they did kill me
W:Those bloodthirsty dogs did me follow,
W:They tore my old coat all in pieces,
W:And it caused the glad huntsmen to holler.
W:
W:O, pardon, dear huntsman, for I've spoiled your game
W:And the keeper has caused me to die
W:But I've left little brothers of mine to remain
W:That love little lambs better than I.
W:O now that bold Reynard is dead
W:We'll go to The Dolphin and dine
W:And we'll dip his fore-foot in a bumper
W:And drink our lord's health in good wine.