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The Hound of Granemore

from An Ownerless Corner of Earth by Francy Devine

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(Owen McMahon, arr Byrne & Devine)

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One fine winter’s morning my horn I did blow
Through the green fields around Keady for hares we did go
We gathered our hounds and we circled the ground
For none loves the sport better than the boys of Maydown.

And as when we arrived they were all standing there
We set off through the fields in search of a hare
We had not got far till there came a loud cheer
O’er high hills and valleys that wee puss did steer.

As she flew o’er the hills, whats a beautiful sight
There were dogs black and yellow, and dogs black and white
She took the black bank for to try ua once more
Ach it was her last night, boys, o’er the hills of Granemore.

In a field of wheat stubble that wee puss did lie
And Rover and Charmer they did pass her by
And there as we stood at the top of the brae
We heard the last words this wee puss did say

‘No more through the green fields of Keady I’ll run
Nor trip through the meadows for sport and for fun
Nor hear the loud horn that Joe Toner does play
I’ll go home to my fen by the clear light of day’

You may blame Éoin MacMahon for fetching Coyle here
He’s been at his oul capers this many’s a year
On Saturdays and Sundays he ne’er does give o’er
With a pack of strange hounds round the hills of Granemore.

So, no more through the green fields of Keady I’ll tear
On fine frosted mornings in search of the hare.
A-twisting and tricking, she beat us the more
But she gave us great sport, boys, round the hills of Granemore.

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from An Ownerless Corner of Earth, released February 27, 2020
Steve Byrne, harmonium, vocals

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