I Am a Jolly Huntsman

DESCRIPTION: "I am a jolly huntman, My voice is shrill and clear, Well known to drive the stag." The singer rises to go hunting. The stag's weapons are no defense; the singer exults at his success, "o'erpaid for all our toil"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1859 (Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime)
KEYWORDS: hunting death
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime, pp. 346-347, "A Begging We Will Go" (2 texts, 1 tune; the first text is "A-Begging I Will Go," but the second text and the tune are "I Am a Jolly Huntsman")
Roud #30102
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Stag Chase
The Stag Chace
File: CPMIAAJH

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