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   Right Tally ho!
   Right tally, Sweet tally, Right Tally ho.
   II
   As the Muskerry sportsmen assembled one day,
   On the borders of Rylane, most brightly and gay.
   The hounds were just yelling around for fresh game,
   The moment they entered in Patsie's demesne.
   Right tally ho - etc.
   III
   He played around his cover, for more than an hour,
   And straight made his way out for Carrigagour.
   The hounds and the huntsmen, they close did pursue,
   O 'Patsy' keep sounding your 'Wild Barraboo'.
   Right tally ho - etc.
   IIII
   How nicely poor Reynard slipped out of the glen,
   Although being surrounded by hundreds of men.
   The Colonel crys "Hunt him "boys" Hark and Hallo",
   Oh 'Patsy' keep shouting your 'Wild Barraboo'.
   Right tally ho - etc.
   V
   On each side of the glen, there was a very large crowd,
   When the bugles were sounding, the glen did resound.
   It was then that poor Reynard, was getting afraid,

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joan Lucey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glenaglogh North, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr John Lucey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glenaglogh North, Co. Cork