On a fine summer's morning our horns, they did blow To the green fields 'round Tassu where the huntsmen did go For to meet the bold sportsman from around Cady town And none loved that sport better than the boys from May-down
Oh and when we arrived, they were all standing there So we took to the green fields in search of the hare We did not go far when someone gave cheer Over hills and high meadows the prey did appear
When she got to the heather, she tried them to shun But our dogs never missed one inch where she'd run They kept well-packed when going over the hill For the hounds had set out this sweet hare for to kill
With our dogs all abreast and the big mountain hare And the sweet charming music, it rang through the air Straight for the black bank for to try them once more But it was her last sight 'round the Hills of Greenmore
Oh and as we trailed on to where the hare, she did lie She sprang to her feet for to bid them good-bye Their music, it ceased, and a cry we could hear Saying, "Bad luck to the ones brought ye May-down dogs here
Last night as I lay quite content in the glen It was little I thought of the dogs or the men But when going home at the clear break of day I could hear the loud horn young Toner did play
Now that I'm dying and me sport, it is done No more through the green fields of Cady I'll run Nor feed in the glen on a cold winter's night Or go home to my den when it's breaking daylight
I blame old McMahon for bringing Coyle here He's been at the same caper for many's the year Every Saturday and Sunday, he'd never give o'er With a pack of strange dogs 'round the Hills of Greenmore" 1