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The Keeper - Traditional English Folk Song


Playing Next: The Hold Steady - The Bear and the Maiden Fair
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Dan D. Dirges performs this ancient heartwarming Olde English ballad about a hunter who doesn't have the heart to murder a Deer. This song is sometimes known as, Among The Leaves So Green~0.

The Keeper - Lyrics

The keeper did a hunting go
And under his cloak he carried a bow
All for to shoot a merry little doe
Among the leaves so green-o.

Jackie boy, Master, Sing ye well, Very well, Hey down, Ho down, Derry derry down, Among the leaves so green-o
To my hey down down, To my ho down down, Hey down, Ho down, Derry derry down, Among the leaves so green-o

The first doe she did cross the plain,
The keeper fetched her back again.
Where she is now, she may remain,
Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS

The second doe she did cross the brook.
The keeper fetched her back with his hook.
Where she is now you may go and look
Among the leaves so green-o. CHORUS

The keeper did a hunting go.
and in the woods he caught a doe.
She looked so sad that he let her go.
Among the leaves so green-o.


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