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On the fourteenth of May at the dawn of the dayWith me gun on me shoulder to the woods I did strayIn search of some game if the weather proved fairTo see can I get a shot at the bonny black hareI met a young girl there, her face like the roseHer skin was as fair as the lily that blowsSays I "Me fair maiden, why ramble you so?Can you tell me where the bonny black hare do go?"The answer she gave me, oh the answer was "NoBut under me apron they say it do goAnd if you'll not deceive me I'll vow and declareWe'll both go together to hunt the bonny black hare"I laid this girl down with her face to the skyI took out me ramrod and me bullets likewiseSaying "Wrap your legs round me, dig in with your heelsFor the closer we get, love, the better it feels"The birds they were singing in the bushes and treesAnd the song that they sang was "She's easy to please"I felt her heart quiver and I knew what I'd doneSays I "Have you had enough of me old sporting gun?"The answer she gave me, oh, the answer was "NayIt's not often young sportsmen like you come this wayBut if your powder is good and your bullets are fairWhy don't you keep firing at the bonny black hare?""Me powder's all wet and me bullets all spentAnd I can't fire a shot for it's choked at the ventAnd I'll be back in the morning if you are still hereWe'll both go together to hunt the bonny black hare" Aus Songtexte Mania