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Title
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I keep my dogs and ferrets too
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Singer
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Carter, Christopher
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms: 'This is a poaching song; it is very old. I have heard it at Manton, near Marlborough, and in several other villages far remote. The words were supplied to me by Christopher Carter, late of Watchfield, Berkshire.'
Williams, Alfred: WGS / FSUT: 'The following is a poaching song; it is very old. I have heard it at Manton, near Marlborough, and in several other villages far remote. The words were supplied to me by Christopher Carter, late of Watchfield, Berkshire.'
Note 2
In Verse 1 Lines 3 and 4 two lines are deleted:
My dogs and I went out one night
To see what there was for sneaking
In Verse 1 Line 3 the original text read:
To hunt the hares all in the night
In Verse 2 Line 2 the original text read:
Twas to view this habitation
In Verse 4 Line 3 the original text read:
I soon found out all secrets right
At the end of the song is a line of explanation - a female hare is considered better eating than a male.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
