“On Yonder Hill There Sits A Hare”

Description

A worried hare sits "o'er her lodgings." A huntsman sets his dogs on the hare. She escapes from the best dog. "Merrily as she trips the plain, And may she live to run again."

Recordings

  • Geordie Hanna, "On Yonder Hill There Sits A Hare" (on Voice18)

References

  1. Roud #5173
  2. BI, RcOYHTSH

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1977 (recording, Geordie Hanna)
Keywords: escape hunting animal dog
Found in: Ireland