Sunday, 24 February 2008

More from the hand of Seligor at Diddily dee dot's Dreamland


There Were Three Jovial Huntsmen

There were three jovial huntsmen,
A hunting they did go,
They hunted and they hollered,

They gave their horns a blow.
Well look'e there now, well look'e there.

Then these three jovial huntsmen,

As I have heard them say,
 They would go a-hunting

All on a summer's day,

Well look'e there now, well look'e there

All day they went a hunting,

but nothing they could spy,
but a sparrow in a gum tree,
and this they passed on bye.

 Well look'e there now, well look'e there.

And on their way a hunting,
they took a swig of rum.
The first one drank,
the second one drank,

the third one he drank some.
Well look'e there now, well look'e there

All the day they went a hunting,

And nothing could they find
But a ship a-sailing with the wind.

and this they passed on bye.
Well look'e there now, well look'e there.

The first said it was a ship,

The other he said nay;
The third said t'was a summer house
With the chimney blown away.
Well look'e there now, well look'e there.

Now all night they hunted,
And nothing could they find
But the moon a-gliding in the wind
And this they passed on by.
Well look'e there now, well look'e there.

One said t'was the moon,
The other said nay;
The third said it was just a cheese,
With half of it cut away.
Well look'e there now, well look'e there.

An Seligor adaption of a very old Folk Song by Diddily
 


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