FOX-HUNTING
A is for Alphabet
A is for Alphabet
"A is for Alphabet.
Faith! I\'m in dhread
It\'s hardly I\'ll battle it out up to Z."
B is for Buck
B is for Buck
"B is for Buck.
Your best howlt is the spurs,
And make sure they\'re dhruv home
When ye\'re goin\' through furze."
C is for Check
C is for Check
"C is for Check.
If ye go any faster
Ye\'ll be apt to be dhrawn into chat,
With the Master."
D was the Dhrain
D was the Dhrain
"D was the Dhrain that the fox got inside in.
Bad luck to the cowardly shkamer for hidin\'!"
E came from England
E came from England
"E came from England, and wanted no guide.
Now he\'s larning the lie o\' the bogs,
From inside!"
F is Full Cry
F is Full Cry
"F is Full Cry.
And it\'s hard to say which
This lad or the hounds
Lets the powerfullest screech!"
G stands for Geese
G stands for Geese
"G stands for Geese.
Look at Gollagher now,
And himself in the thick of a Family Row!"
H is for Horn
H is for Horn
"H is for Horn.
The few that can blow it
Are born to the thrick,
Just the same as a poet!"
I is meself
I is meself
"I is meself.
No great shakes, as you see,
But there\'s more than one gerr\'l
Is wishin\' for me!"
J is Jog Home
J is Jog Home
"J is Jog Home.
A dhry misht from the say
Very often comes on,
Just to soften the way!"
K is the Kick
K is the Kick
"K is the Kick that killed Kinahane dead.
I\'d be sorry to mention
The words that he said!"
M is the Master
M is the Master
"M is the Master,
Blaspheemious of habit;
If you would catch hardship
Cheer hounds to a rabbit!
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