Alas I've just lent my tape to a friend, so I can only remember bits: Some gentlemen take great delight In hunting bold Reynard the fox On yon stony(? common I lived And I lived upon fat geese and ducks I lived upon fat geese and ducks Never knowing so soon I should die I was chased by a pack of fresh hounds Which caused me my country to fly As through the wide country I rambled I lived an extravagent rate Young lambs I took for me living The farmers they all did me hate All for me lords hounds they did send, Cherry Blossom (a hound?)he swore I should die But I left two brothers behind me Who luck have had better than I. At least one missing verse about the chase here Twas down in yon ....? they killed Oh there I was forced to die The hounds they tore me to pieces They made me old jacket to fly So now you bold Reynard have killed You may go to the Dolphin and dine And dip my foot (?) in a full bumper And drink my lord's health in good wine. Sorry I can't remember more... if you're really keen, ask again in a week or two, when I should have my tape back.
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