Daoiri Farrell - The creggan white hare

In the ^Dlowland of ^GCreggan, there ^Dlives a white ^Ghare, As ^Dswift as the ^Gswallow that ^Dflies through the ^Aair. You may ^Gtramp the world ^Dover but ^Bmnone to com^Dpare to the ^Gpride of old ^DCreggan, that ^Bmbonnie white ^Ghare.

One ^Dclear autumn ^Gmorning, as ^Dyou will su^Gppose, ohh The ^Dred golden ^Gsun o’er the ^Dgreen mountain ^Arose. Barney ^GConway came ^Ddown and ^Bmhe did dec^Dlare, “This ^Gday I’ll put an ^Dend to the ^Bmbonnie white ^Ghare.”

so He ^Dsearched through the ^Glowlands and ^Ddown through the ^Gglens, all ^Damong the wild ^Gditches where the ^Dwhite hare had ^Aends, Till at ^Glast coming ^Ddown o’er the ^Bmheather so ^Dfair, From ^Gbehind the wild ^Dthistle out ^Bmjumps the white ^Ghare.

“Bang! ^Dbang!” went his ^Ggun and his ^Ddogs it slipped ^Gtoo. As ^Dswift as the ^Gwind over the ^Dgreen mountain ^Aflew. But his ^Gdog soon came ^Dback, and it ^Bmmade Barney ^Dsigh, For he ^Gknew that the ^Dwhite hare had ^Bmbid him goo^Gdbye.

and We’re ^Dsome jolly ^Gsportsmen down ^Dhere from Pom^Geroy From ^DCookstown, Du^Gngannon, and ^Dlikewise the ^AMoy. With our ^Gpedigree grey^Dhounds we’ve tra^Bmvelled from ^Dfar And we’ve ^Gcome down to ^DCreggan in our ^Bmfine motor ^Gcar.

well ^Dinto the ^Glowlands these ^Dhuntsmen did ^Ggo In ^Dsearch of the ^Gwhite hare they ^Dlook high and ^Alow, Till at ^Glast Barney ^DConway from a ^Bmbog bank so ^Drare Shouted ^Gout to the ^Dhuntsmen, “There ^Bmlies the white ^Ghare.”

so They ^Dcall up their ^Ggreyhounds from ^Doff the green ^Glea And ^DBarney and the ^Ghuntsmen all ^Djumped high with ^Aglee, it was ^Gthere on the ^Dbog bank all ^Bmgathered a^Dround, Seven ^Gdogs and nine ^Dmen did that ^Bmpoor hare sur^Ground.

Oh No ^Dwonder the ^Gwhite hare did ^Dtremble with ^Gfear As she ^Dstood on her ^Ghind legs, she would ^Draise her big ^Aears, as she ^Gstood on her ^Dhind legs with one ^Bmgallant s^Dpring, She ^Gjumped over the ^Dgreyhounds and ^Bmbroke through the ^Gring.

Well that ^Dchase It went ^Gon, it was ^Dbeautiful ^Gview As ^Dswift as the ^Gwind o’er the ^Dgreen mountain ^Aflew. But those ^Gpedigree grey^Dhounds, they ^Bmdidn’t run ^Dfar. They come ^Gback and went ^Dhome in their ^Bmfine motor ^Gcar.

Then ^Dthere came a^Gnother man and you ^Dall know him ^Gwell; His ^Dname was mick ^Gkelly with the ^DBonnie Black ^ANell. oh In ^Gsearch of the ^Dwhite hare, to^Bmday “I’ll have ^Dfun. ill bet ^Gfifty to ^Done my Black ^BmNell does her ^Gturn.”

Five ^Dturns the hare ^Ggot then from ^DBonnie Black ^GNell, And the ^Dsixth one was ^Ggiven around ^DJohn Haughey’s ^Awell. ‘it was ^Gthere we lost ^Dsight of the ^Bmhare and the ^Ddog, And then ^Gten minutes ^Dlater they come ^Bmo’er the ^Gbog.

Well, that ^Dchase it went ^Gon. It was ^Dgreat for to ^Gsee. The ^Dwhite hare and the ^Gblack dog both ^Droamed light and ^Afree, Till she ^Gtravelled to ^DEsker where she ^Bmknew the lands ^Dwell, And to ^GBonnie Black ^DNell there ^Bmsoon bid fare^Gwell.

Oh And ^Dnow to con^Gclude and to ^Dfinish this ^Grhyme I ^Dhope you’ll ^Gforgive me for ^Dsinging all this ^Awhile. If there’s ^Gany a^Dmongst you in ^BmCarrick more ^Dfair, please ^Gdrink up a ^Dhealth to that ^Bmbonnie white ^Ghare.