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Thread #114949   Message #2457053
Posted By: Snuffy
04-Oct-08 - 09:23 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Tally-Ho the Hounds / Doctor Mack
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tallyho the hounds (tune - vicar of bray
Here it is Gurney, from the Ninepenny Marl website

DOCTOR MACK

If Doctor Mack no more enjoys the burden of me song, sir
I'll tell you the like the priest enjoys is constitution strong, sir
It's his delight to drink all night his cares in punch to drown, sir
And in the morn to view the horn and Tallyho the hounds, sir
And tallyho, and tallyho, and tallyho the hounds sir
And in the morn to view the horn and Tallyho the hounds sir


If every day he can avoid to dine off boil and roast, sir
And then as great as any lord he will drink his favourite toast. Sir
He laughs and winks at them that drinks and them that are not bound, sir
And he lifts his glass and lets it pass to tallyho the hounds, sir
And tallyho, and tallyho, and tallyho the hounds sir
He lifts his glass and lets it pass to tallyho the hounds, sir


And every time he goes to mass the priest puts on his boots, sir
And if a fox that way should chance he will follow in pursuit, sir
He nimbly leaps o'er hedge and ditch to him there are no bounds, sir
And if he can he'll lead the van to tallyho the hounds sir
And tallyho, and tallyho, and tallyho the hounds sir
And if he can he'll lead the van to tallyho the hounds sir


Now it's oft been done since Herod's day as the priest was going to mass, sir
He heard the music of the hounds and he saw bold Reynard pass, sir
He dropped his book his flock forsook he threw away his gown, sir
He mounted his horse to hunt the fox and tallyho the hounds sir
And tallyho, and tallyho, and tallyho the hounds sir
He mounted his horse to hunt the fox and tallyho the hounds sir


Now it's oft indeed a pair to wed bold Reynard chanced to view, sir
So he flung his surplice o'er his head and bad' the pair adieu, sir
They both did pray for him to stay for they were but half-bound, sir
So he said that night to bed they might and tallyho the hounds, sir
And tallyho, and tallyho, and tallyho the hounds sir
So he said that night to bed they might and tallyho the hounds, sir