The keeper did a-shooting go
and under his cloak he carried a bow;
all for to shoot at a merry little doe,
among the leaves so green, oh!
Of kies een abonnement:
Of kies een abonnement:
Of kies een abonnement:
Of kies een abonnement:
1.
Refr.
Jackie boy! (Master?) Sing you well? (Very well!)
Hey down, (Ho down,) derry derry down, among the leaves so green, oh!
To my hey down down, (To my ho down down),
hey down, (ho down,) derry derry down, among the leaves so green, oh!
Hey down, (Ho down,) derry derry down, among the leaves so green, oh!
To my hey down down, (To my ho down down),
hey down, (ho down,) derry derry down, among the leaves so green, oh!
2.
The first doe, he shot at he missed,
the second doe, he trimmed, he kissed,
the third doe went where nobody wist,
among the leaves so green, oh!
the second doe, he trimmed, he kissed,
the third doe went where nobody wist,
among the leaves so green, oh!
3.
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, oh!
the keeper fetched her back again.
Where she is now she may remain,
among the leaves so green, oh!
4.
The fifth 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, oh!
the keeper fetched her back with his crook.
Where she is now you must go and look,
among the leaves so green, oh!
5.
The sixth doe, she ran over the plain,
but he with his hounds did turn her again,
and it's there he did hunt in a merry merry vein,
among the leaves so green, oh!
but he with his hounds did turn her again,
and it's there he did hunt in a merry merry vein,
among the leaves so green, oh!