Its of three jolly huntsmen went out to hunt the fox.
But where shall we find him amongst the hills and rocks?

Chorus:
With my hip, hip, hip and my holloa,
And away went the merry merry band.
With my ran-tan-tan and my chivvy chivvy chan
All over the merry merry strand
Ugle, Ugle, Ugle went the bugle horn,
Fal-le-ral, fal-le-ral, fal-le-ral-le-dee
Through the woods we'll go, brave boys
And through the woods we'll go

The first we met was a fair maid a-combing of her locks,
She swore she saw bold Reynolds amongst the farmer's ducks.

Oh! the next we met was a farmer a-ploughing of his land,
He swore he saw bold Reynolds amongst the ewes and lambs.

The next we saw was a miller a-working of his mill,
He swore he saw bold Reynolds run over yonder hill.

The next we met was a blind man, as blind as he could be,
He swore he saw bold Reynolds run up a hollow tree.

The next we met was a parson and he was dressed in black,
He swore he saw bold Reynolds upon the huntsman's back.




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Source: Marrowbones, Ed Frank Purslow, EFDS, 1965

Notes:
Gardiner, H.1095, collected from William Taylor, Petersfield Workhouse, Hants, August 1908


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