COME, ALL YE MERRY HUNTERS.
1. Come, all ye merry hunters who love to chase the fox,
Who love to chase Bull Reynard among the hills and rocks!
CHORUS: Then a ho ho ho, and a hi lo, along the merry stream,
Tay tay tay and a ti ti ti, and away to the rocky bow wow wow,
A yank fi fiddle and a bugle-horn,
Through the woods we'll run, brave boys, and through the woods we'll run!
2. The first they saw was a teamster a-loading up his team,
He said he saw Bull Reynard go floating up the stream.
3. The next they saw was a blind man, as blind as he could be,
He said he saw Bull Reynard run up a hollow tree.
4. The next they saw was a hunter a-winding up his horn,
He said he saw Bull Reynard run . . . through the corn.
5. The next they saw was a little boy a-feeding of his sheep,
He said he saw Bull Reynard as he lay fast asleep.
6. The next they saw was a little girl a-combing out her locks,
She said she saw Bull Reynard run through her flock of ducks.
7. The next that came was a shepherd herding of his sheep,
He said he saw Bull Reynard as he lay fast asleep.
8. The next they saw was a little boy walking down the road,
He said he saw Bull Reynard eating up a toad.
The journal of American folk-lore By American Folklore Society