“Bold Reynard ("A Good Many Gentlemen")”

Description

"A good many gentlemen take great delight in hunting bold Reynard, the fox, for he... lives upon fat geese and ducks." The hunters give chase, and catch and kill the fox. They go home and rejoice at having taken the rogue

Notes

Although this song has points of similarity to "Bold Reynard the Fox (Tallyho! Hark! Away!)," Kennedy and others clearly state that they are different -- and indeed, they have few details in common except that they describe a foxhunt. - RBW

Cross references

Broadsides

  • Bodleian, Harding B 28(261), "Sly Reynard the Fox" ("Some gentlemen take great delight"), W. Armstrong (Liverpool), 1820-1824

References

  1. Kennedy 243, "Bold Reynard" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. DT, REYNFOX
  3. Roud #1868
  4. BI, K243

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: before 1825 (broadside, Bodleian Harding B 28(261))
Keywords: animal hunting
Found in: Britain(England(South))