Bonny Black Hare

BONNY BLACK HARE On the 14th of May at the dawn of the day With me gun on me shoulder to the woods I did stray In search of some game if the weather proved fair And to see could I get a shot at the bonny black hare. Well I met a young girl there with her face as a rose And her skin was a fair as the lily that grows I said â??Me fair maiden why ramble you so? Can you tell me where the bonny black hare do go?â?? Oh the answer she gave me her answer was â??No But itâ??s under me apron they say it do go And if youâ??ll not deceive me I vow and declare Weâ??ll both go together to hunt the bonny black hare.â?? Well I lay this girl down with her face to the sky And I took out me ramrod and me bullets likewise I said â??Lock your legs round me and dig in with your heels For the closer we get, oh the better it feels.â?? Well the birds they were singing in the bushes and trees And the song that they sang was â??Sheâ??s easy to please.â?? I felt her heart quiver and I knew what Iâ??d done Said I â??Have you had enough of me old sporting gun?â?? Well the answer she gave me her answer was â??Nay Itâ??s not often young sportsmen like you come this way And if your powder is willing and your bullets play fair Why donâ??t you keep firing at the bonny black hare?â?? â??Well me powder is wasted and my bullets all gone Me ramrod is limp and I cannot fire on But Iâ??ll be back in the morning and if you are still here Weâ??ll both go together again to hunt the bonny black hare.