The Keeper

X:1
T:The Keeper
Z:Cecil Sharp
B:A Selection of Collected Folk-Songs,  Novello
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A2 |F2 G2 A2 A2 |B2 d2 A3 A |F2 G G A2 A2 |B B d2 A4 |
w: The kee-per would a-hunt-ing go, and un-der his coat he car-ried a bow
d2 A A d2 A A |d d A A F3 E |D2 d2 A2 (G F) |E4 D2 z2 |
w: All for to shoot at a mer-ry lit-tle doe, A-mong the leaves so_ green, O.
"chorus)"F G A2 "2"F2 A2 |"1"F G A2 "2"F G A2 |"1"d2 A2 "2"d2 A2 |
w: Jack-ie boy! Mas-ter! Sing ye well? Ve-ry well! Hey down! Ho down!
"1"F G F G E3 "1&2"E |D2 d2 A2 (G F) |E4 D2 "1"A G |F2 G2 A2
w: Der-ry der-ry down, A-mong the leaves so_ green, O. To my hey down down!
"2"A G |F2 G2 A4 |d2 "1"A2 "2"d2 A2 |"1"F G F G E3 E |"1&2"D2 d2 A2 (G F) | E4 D2 |
w: To my ho down down! Hey down! Ho down! der-ry der-ry down, A-mong the leaves so_ green, O.
W:The keeper did a hunting go
W:And under his cloak he carried a bow
W:All for to shoot a merry little doe
W:Among the leaves so green, O.
W:
W:(Chorus:)
W:     Jackie boy! (Master!) Sing ye well! (Very well!)
W:     Hey down (Ho down) Derry derry down
W:     Among the leaves so green, O
W:     To my hey down down (To my ho down down )
W:     Hey down (Ho down) Derry derry down
W:     Among the leaves so green, O
W:
W:The first doe he shot at he missed;
W:The second doe he trimmed he kissed;
W:The third doe went where nobody wist
W:Among the leaves so green, O.
W:
W:The fourth doe she did cross the plain,
W:The keeper fetched her back again.
W:Where she is now, she may remain,
W:Among the leaves so green, O.
W:
W:
W:The fifth doe she did cross the brook;
W:The keeper fetched her back with his crook;
W:Where she is now you may go and look
W:Among the leaves so green, O.
W:
W:The sixth doe she ran over the plain;
W:But he with his hounds did turn her again,
W:And it's there he did hunt in a merry, merry vein
W:Among the leaves so green, 0.

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