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The keeper did a-shooting go,
And under his coat he carried a bow,
All for to shoot at a merry little doe
Among the leaves so green-o.
Chorus:
First voice: Jackie Boy!
Second voice: Master!
First voice: Sing ye well!
Second voice: Very well!
First voice: Hey down!
Second voice: Ho down!
First voice: Derry derry down!
Both voices: Among the leaves so green-o.
First voice: Hey down!
Second voice: Ho down!
First voice: Derry derry down!
Both voices: Among the leaves so green-o.
The first doe he shot at he missed,
The second doe he trimmed he kissed,
The third doe went where nobody wist
Among the leaves so green-o.
Chorus
The fourth doe she did cross the plain
The keeper fetched her back again
Where she is now she may remain
Among the leaves so green-o.
Chorus
The fifth doe she did cross the brook
The keeper fetched her back with his crook
Where she is now you must go and look
Among the leaves so green-o.
Chorus
The sixth doe she ran over the plain,
But he with his hounds did turn him again,
And it's there he did hunt in a merry, merry vein
Among the leaves so green-o.
Chorus
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