Here are the lyrics from the Radio Ballad version. Verses 2 and 3 are reversed from the live version and none of the verses are repeated. Each verse is preceded by a quote from a saboteur and what they say is summed up in the following verse. Saboteurs Song - Jez Lowe A day needs facing in the dawn’s grey light A life needs saving if we get things right Get ready for a battle, a struggle or a fight If we’re ever gonna save that fox-o, fox-o, fox-o Get ready for a battle, a struggle or a fight If we’re ever gonna save that fox-o Here doggie, good doggie, whatcha gonna do? Come to your nose, boy, catch upon the dew Aniseed and lemon gonna make a fool of you You’ll soon lose that scent-o, scent-o, scent-o Aniseed and lemon gonna make a fool of you You’ll soon lose that scent-o There’ll be killing in the fields in the mists and the moor Them bullies in the saddle want to taste some blood Whoever’s in the way bleeds just as good And all is just as red-o,red-o,red-o Whoever’s in the way bleeds just as good And all is just as red-o Did you ever see cubs pulled squealing from the ground Drawn to be shredded by a screaming pack o’ hounds There’s glasses of blood-dipped bumper passed around Let’s drink to the name of sport-o, sport-o, sport-o There’s glasses of blood-dipped bumper passed around Let’s drink to the name of sport-o My eyes have seen the glory, my limbs have borne the scars Friends have even fallen in the misty morning wars But as long as lasts the hunt, long will live the saboteurs To honour that gift of life-o, life-o, life-o But as long as lasts the hunt, long will live the saboteurs To honour that gift of life-o LFF
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