Bernard don't spit! Those beagles are very short dogs, being nearly invisible down at ankle level, and you may hit one.

WHITE HARE
Transcribed by Garry Gillard, and swi...er, "collected" from his Wonderful Watersons Website.

Near Howden Town near Howden Town as I have heard them say tell
There once was a white hare that used there for to dwell
She's been hunted be beagles and greyhounds so fair
But there wasn't a one amongst them could come near this old white hare
With me right foll the diddle-o me right foll the day

They went to the place where the white hare used to lie
They uncoupled the beagles and beginned her to try
They uncoupled the beagles and they beat the bushes round
But there never was a white hare not there to be found

With me right foll the diddle-o me right foll the day

There was Jim Smith the huntsman and Tom the whipper-in
Were down to yonder fernside to see if she be in
With that she took a jump me boys and away she did run
And yonder she is going don't you see her gentlemen

With me right foll the diddle-o me right foll the day

Oh the footmen they did run and the huntsmen they did ride
Such hollering and shouting there was on every side
Such hollering and shouting I never before have known
And all the men were crying, Tallyho, tallyho!

With me right foll the diddle-o me right foll the day

There was twenty good beagles that caused her to die
There wasn't a one among them above a foot high
The number of the beagles there never could be found
And never was there such hunting upon our English ground

With me right foll the diddle-o me right foll the day