Hunting The Hare (hi-lo)

by Welsh Folk Song

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HUNTING THE HARE hi-lo
(Hela'r Sgyvarnog)
Welsh folk song
Key: A
Time: 6/8


4  1   2   -2'  3   -3'    -4    -3 -3'-3
7  4   5   -5   6   -6     -8    -7 -6 -7
O-ver the hill and plain they're bound-ing

 4     1  2-2' 3    -3' -3  4
 7     4  5-5  6    -6  -7  7
Thro' the air they seem to fly

 4     1  2-2'3   -3' -4 -3 -3'-3
 7     4  5-5 6   -6  -8 -7 -6 -7
Hark! The mer-ry horn is sound-ing

 4    1  2 -2' 3  -3'-4-3  4
 7    4  5 -5  6  -6 -8-7  7
Hear the hunt-er's hap-py cry

5-4    4    5-4  4   5 -3   4  5-4  4
8-8    7    8-8  7   8 -7   7  8-8  7
Now through din-gle, dell, and hol-low

-4-3  4  -4-3 4 -4-5  5    -4
-8-7  7  -8-7 7 -8-9  8    -8
Dart they on at fear-less pace

4    1   2-2' 3    -3' -4 -3-3'-3
7    4   5-5  6    -6  -8 -7-6 -7
Oh! What joy the hounds to fol-low

   4    1   2 -2' 3  -3'-4-3    4
   7    4   5 -5  6  -6-8 -7    7
There's no pleas-ure like the chase