The Huntsman blows his horn in the morn,
When folks goes hunting, oh!
When folks goes hunting, oh!
When folks goes hunting, oh!
The Huntsman blows his horn in the morn,
When folks goes hunting, oh!
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The Fox jumps over the PARSON’S gate,
And the Hounds all after him go,
And the Hounds all after him go,
And the Hounds all after him go.
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But all my fancy dwells on NANCY,
So I’ll cry, TALLY-HO!
So I’ll cry, TALLY-HO!
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Now the PARSON had a pair to wed
As the Hounds came full in view
He tossed his surplice over his head,
And bid them all adieu!
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But all my fancy dwelt on NANCY,
So he cried, TALLY-HO!
So he cried, TALLY-HO!
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Oh! never despise the soldier-lad
Though his station be but low,
Though his station be but low,
Though his station be but low.
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But all my fancy dwells on NANCY,
So I’ll cry, TALLY-HO!
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Then pass around the can, my boys;
For we must homewards go,
For we must homewards go,
For we must homewards go.
And if you ask me of this song
The reason for to shew,
I don’t exactly know--ow ow,
I don’t exactly know.
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But all my fancy dwells on NANCY,
So I’ll sing, TALLY-HO!
So I’ll sing, TALLY-HO!
But all my fancy dwells on NANCY,
So I’ll sing, TALLY-HO!
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[Illustration: The PANJANDRUM PICTURE BOOK.
Containing 5 SUBJECTS
_Come lasses and lads,_
_Ride a cock-horse,_
_A Farmer went trotting,_
_Mrs. Mary Blaize, &_
_The Great Panjandrum himself._
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS
R. CALDECOTT.]
[Illustration: COME LASSES AND LADS
R. CALDECOTT’S PICTURE BOOKS
George Routledge & Sons London]
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COME LASSES AND LADS.
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Come Lasses and Lads, get leave of your Dads,
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And away to the May-pole hey:
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For every he
Has got him a she,
With a Minstrel standing by.
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For WILLY has gotten his JILL,
And JOHNNY has got his JONE,
To jigg it, jigg it, jigg it, jigg it,
Jigg it up and down.
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“Strike up,” says WATT; “Agreed,” says KATE,
“And I prithee, Fiddler, play;”
“Content,” says HODGE, and so says MADGE,
For this is a Holiday!
Then every man did put his hat off to his lass.
And every girl did curchy, curchy, curchy on the grass.
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“Begin,” says HALL; “Ay, ay,” says MALL,
“We’ll lead up Pockington’s pound;”
“No, no,” says NOLL, and so says DOLL,
“We’ll first have Sellenger’s round.”
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