The lyrics set for "The Keeper" had only one version, so I ran through the web and found all of these others. Please add them. Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER The keeper did a hunting go, And under his cloak, he carried a bow. All to shoot a merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS: GROUP A: Jackie Boy? GROUP B: Master! A: Sing ye well? B: Very well! A: Hey down! B: Hoe down! ALL: Derry, derry down among the leaves so green-o A: To my hey B: To my hoe A: down down B: down down A: Hey down! B: Hoe Down! ALL: Derry, derry down among the leaves so green-o The first doe he shot at, he missed. The second doe he trimmed, he kissed. The third doe went where nobody missed. Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The fourth doe she got caught by a tree, Because of this she could not flee. So he slew her quite leisurely, Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The fifth doe she did cross the brook. The keeper brought her back with his crook. Where she is now, you must look, Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER The keeper would a-hunting go And under his cloak he'd carry a bow All for the shoot of a merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o CHORUS: BOYS: Jackie boy? GIRLS: Master B: Sing you well? G: Very well ALL: Hey down Ho down Derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o The first does she did cross the brook The keeper brought her back with his hook Where she is now you may go and look Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The second doe she did cross the plain The keeper brought her back again Where she is now she may remain Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS B: To my hey down down G: To my ho down down B: Hey down G: Ho down ALL: Derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o. ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER DID A-HUNTING GO (Trad) (As sung by The Ian Campbell Folk Group) Jackie Boy - Master Sing you well - Very well Heigh down-ho down, derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o To my hey down down- To my ho down down Heigh down-ho down, derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o The keeper did a-shooting go And under his cloak he carried a bow All for to shoot at the merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o The first doe he shot at he missed The second doe he trimly kissed The third doe went where nobody whist Among the leaves so green-o The fourth doe she did cross the plain The keeper fetched her back again Where she is now she may remain Among the leaves so green-o The fifth doe she went over the brook The keeper fetched her back with his hook Where she is now you may go and look Among the leaves so green-o ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER Traditional "The Keeper" is performed by A Chorus of Two from the album "Our Cups Runneth Over" The keeper did a hunting go And under his cloak he carried a bow All for to shoot a merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS: Jackie boy (Master) Sing ye well (Very well) Hey down (Ho down) Derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o To my hey down down (To my ho down down) Hey down (Ho down) Derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o The first doe she did cross the plain, The keeper fetched her back again. Where she is now, she may remain, Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The next doe she did cross the brook. The keeper fetched her back with his hook. Where she is now you may go and look Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The keeper did a hunting go. In the woods he caught a doe. She looked so sad that he let her go. Among the leaves so green-o. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Additional verses transcribed from MP3 at www.cantaria.com) The next doe she did cross the hollow And where she went he soon did follow What he's done today, he'll do tomorrow Among the leaves so green-o The last doe was a fallow doe As great with young as she may go She looked so big that he let her go Among the leaves so green-o ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER The Keeper would a-hunting go And under his arm he carried a bow All for to shoot at the merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o CHORUS: A: Jackie boy! B: Master? A: Sing ye well? B: Very well! A: Hey down! B: Ho down! BOTH: Derry, derry down Among the leaves so green-o. A: To my hey down, down! B: To my ho down, down! A: Hey down! Ho down! BOTH: Derry, derry down Among the leaves so green-o. The first doe he shot at he missed The second doe he trimmed and kissed The third doe went where nobody whist. Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The fourth doe she did cross the plain The keeper fetched her back again Where she is now she may remain Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The fifth doe she did cross the brook, The keeper fetched her back with his crook where she is now you must go and look Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The sixth doe she ran o'er the plain But he with his hound did turn her again And it's there he did hunt in a merry, merry vein Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The seventh doe did run to the East The unfortunate keeper lost the beast Now she is a part of a poacher's feast Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER The Keeper would a-hunting go And under his arm he carried a bow All for to shoot at the merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o CHORUS: A: Jackie boy! B: Master? A: Sing ye well? B: Very well! A: Hey down! B: Ho down! BOTH: Derry, derry down Among the leaves so green-o. A: To my hey down, down! B: To my ho down, down! A: Hey down! Ho down! BOTH: Derry, derry down Among the leaves so green-o. The first doe he shot at he missed The second doe he trimmed and kissed The third doe went where nobody whist. Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The fourth doe she did cross the plain The keeper fetched her back again Where she is now she may remain Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The fifth doe she did cross the brook, The keeper fetched her back with his crook where she is now you must go and look Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The sixth doe she ran o'er the plain But he with his hound did turn her again And it's there he did hunt in a merry, merry vein Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The seventh doe did run to the East The unfortunate keeper lost the beast Now she is a part of a poacher's feast Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The eighth doe served upon a plate To grace our feast she reined in state Now give thanks for all you ate Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE KEEPER The keeper did a hunting go And under his cloak he carried a bow All for to shoot a merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o. Jackie boy (Master) Sing ye well (Very well) Hey down (Ho down) Derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o To my hey down down (To my ho down down ) Hey down (Ho down) Derry derry down Among the leaves so green-o The first doe she did cross the plain, The keeper fetched her back again. Where she is now, she may remain, Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The next doe she did cross the brook. The keeper fetched her back with his hook. Where she is now you may go and look Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS The keeper did a hunting go. In the woods he caught a doe. She looked so sad that he let her go. Among the leaves so green-o. ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE HUNTER (This version by the Weavers.) The hunter, he did cross the plain And then he ventured home again. The merry, merry feast will soon begin Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS: Jackie boy, sing ye well. Very well. Hey down, hoe down, derry, derry down. Among the leaves so green-o. To my hey, down, down. Hoe down, down. Hey down, hoe down, derry, derry down. Among the leaves so green-o. The hunter is a cheerful sight. His hearth is warm, his fire bright. His songs, they fill the winter night Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS 'Tis merry we are and merry we'll stay. We'll sing a toast 'till the break of day And start again upon our way Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS X2 Hey down, hoe down, derry, derry down. Hey down, hoe down, derry, derry down. Hey down, hoe down, derry, derry down. (LOTS of line breaks added by a Joeclone)
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