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21 Sep 03 - 10:57 AM (#1022444) Subject: Lyr Req: The Christmas Hare by Roger Watson From: GUEST,Ed Silberman |
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21 Sep 03 - 04:29 PM (#1022628) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Th eChristmas Hare by Roger Watson From: RichardK If it's Roger Watson the melodeon player, now of Boka Halat and TAPS, that you want, you could try emailing him on roger@tradarts.org Helpfully, Richard. |
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21 Sep 03 - 04:52 PM (#1022644) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Christmas Hare by Roger Watson From: Malcolm Douglas It's in Roy Palmer's Book of British Ballads ( http://www.llanerchpress.com/ ). I don't have time to type it out for you just now, but several people round here have copies of the book. |
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22 Sep 03 - 09:58 PM (#1023309) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Christmas Hare by Roger Watson From: Jim Dixon THE CHRISTMAS HARE was recorded by The Druids on their 1970 album "Burnt Offering." |
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23 Sep 03 - 03:14 PM (#1023701) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Christmas Hare by Roger Watson From: GUEST,Ed Silberman Thank you I'm sure one of my local libraries must have the Palmer book. Never heard of the Druids but I'll my eyes peeled for their record. Or just e-mail RW. Thank you. |
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26 Oct 20 - 04:12 PM (#4076937) Subject: Lyrics: The Christmas Hare From: Greum Having spent some while playing the song a dozen or more times so I could transcribe the song fully, I thought I would share the lyrics here in case they're of help to anyone else. I first heard this song sung by The Druids, and I think there are a couple of other versions on YouTube. THE CHRISTMAS HARE It was one chilly Christmas eve as you shall quickly hear There was winter on the treetops and the air was crisp and clear The bus set out from Hucknall; for Mansfield it was bound And steadily it made its way as the night was coming down. It was down by Newstead Woodside as we were passing there From out of the thicket ran a bonny brown hare Down the road she started and she set a cracking pace And the driver shouted, Tally ho! and after her gave chase. Then he revved up his engine crying, Hark, hark away The spirit of the chase it fairly carried him away And as we swung along the road to the music of his horn We thought that we would never live to see the Christmas morn. Arms and legs went flying as we lurched around the bends Wives clung on to husbands and friends clung onto friends The conductor rang the bell like mad but the driver took no heed Or else he took it for encouragement for he quickened up his speed. And in Newstead and in Annesley they stand and stare aghast For to hear a bus’s engine and a hare comes running past Imagine their amazement as they wondered what was up When the bus went flying past and left them standing at the stop. Now she never looked behind her and she ran so straight and true For the chase was nearly over when East Kirkby came in view And coming past the Badger Box and round by Mutton Hill The hare began to tire; it was time to make the kill. Then all at once the bus stopped dead and we landed on the floor And looking out the window hare and huntsman there we saw He held her by the ears crying isn’t she a winner I’ve a wife and seven kids at home and here’s our Christmas dinner. |
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26 Oct 20 - 04:46 PM (#4076941) Subject: RE: Lyrics: The Christmas Hare From: RTim The song was written by Roger Watson...and appears on the Druids recording - Burnt Offering. Tim Radford |
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22 Dec 22 - 06:52 AM (#4159918) Subject: RE: Lyrics: The Christmas Hare From: GUEST Thanks, Tim. I did try to search for it first, but obviously I missed out something important. |
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22 Dec 22 - 01:54 PM (#4159935) Subject: RE: Lyr ADD: The Christmas Hare (Roger Watson) From: Joe Offer Threads combined. There were lots of them. |