Traditional: Granemore Hare<br>
Granemore Hare<br>
Traditional<br>
Full song: href="granemore-hare.mp3" target="_blank">MP3 (1.1 Meg)<br>
Granemore Hare is performed by Briege<br>
Murphy<br>
on her album, The Longest<br>
Road<br>
<br>
This song, and many variations of it, are from<br>
the north of Ireland. A very similar version is called "The Hills of<br>
Greenmore" See also the song "The<br>
Hare's Lament," which is written from the perspective of the hare.<br>
One fine summers' morning, the horn I did blow<br>
To the green fields of Keady for the hunt I did go<br>
We gathered the dogs and we circled around<br>
For we love the sport more than the boys of May Down<br>
And when we arrived they were all standing there<br>
So we took to the fields boys in search of the hare<br>
We had not gone far when young Joe gave a cheer<br>
Over high hills and valleys the wee puss did steer<br>
As she flew down the valley, a wonderful sight<br>
There were dogs black and yellow and dogs black and white<br>
She took the black bank for to try them once more<br>
But it was her last turn round the Hills of Granemore<br>
In the field of wheat stubble the wee puss did lie<br>
And Rory and Charlie, they both passed her by<br>
But there on the bank where we stood on the brae<br>
We could here the last words that the wee puss did say<br>
And no more through the green fields of Keady I'll roam<br>
Or sport through the fields boys for joy and for fun<br>
Or hear the long horn that the dog trainer does play<br>
Or run to my den at the clear break of day<br>
I blame old MacMahon for bringing Coyle here<br>
He's been at his old capers for this many's the year<br>
From Sunday to Sunday, he'll never give o'er<br>
With a pack of strange dogs 'round the hills of Granemore<br>