Dusky Night Rides Down the Sky, The

DESCRIPTION: "The dusky night rides down the sky, And ushers in the morn; The hounds all rise in joyous cry" as they set out to hunt the fox. The wife begs her husband to stay, but "Away he goes," until the fox is exhausted. The hunters go home to celebrate
AUTHOR: Words: Henry Fielding (source: Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime)
EARLIEST DATE: 1859 (Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime)
KEYWORDS: hunting death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime, pp. 651-652, "The Dusky Night Rides Down the Sky" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #24420
File: CPMDNRDS

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