The cheerful 'arn he blaws in the marn, And we'll a-'untin' goo,
The cheerful 'arn he blaws in the marn, And we'll a-'untin'goo, 
 And we'll a-'untin' goo and we'll a-'untin' goo
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy and I'll sing Tally-ho!
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy, and I'll sing Tally-ho!

The vox jumps awer the 'edge zo 'igh,
An' the 'ouns all atter un goo;
all my vancy dwells upon Nancy and I'll sing Tally-ho!
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy, and I'll sing Tally-ho!

Then never despoise the soldjer lod,
Thof 'is ztation be boot low;
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy and I'll sing Tally-ho!
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy, and I'll sing Tally-ho!

Then push about the the coop, my bwoys
An we will wumwards goo;
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy and I'll sing Tally-ho!
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy, and I'll sing Tally-ho!

If you ax me the zenze of this zong vur to tell,
Or the reazon vur to show;
Woy I doan't exacaly knoo,
Woy I doan't exacaly knoo;
Var all my vancy dwells upon Nancy
And I'll zing Tally-ho!

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Source: Lucy Broadwood and J A Fuller Maitland. 1893, English County Songs, Leadenhall Press, London

Notes:
Lucy Broadwood wrote:

Noted down in an ale-house, 1858, by Arthur Thompson, architect. Compare with "Young Bucks a-hunting" in Kidson's Traditional Tunes. The more polished version known as "The fox jumped over the parson's gate" is the basis of the late R. Caldecott's best-known picture-books

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