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Version 1

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T:John Peel
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w:D' ye ken* John Peel with his coat so gay, 
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w:D' ye ken John  Peel at the break of the day,
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w:D' ye ken John Peel when he's far far a-way, 
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w:With his hounds and his horn in the morn-ing?
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w:For the sound of his horn brought me from my bed, 
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w:And the cry of his hounds which he oft-times led;
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w:Peel's view hal-loo would a-wak-en the dead,
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w:Or the fox from his lair in the morn-ing.
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W:D' ye ken John Peel, with his coat so gay? 
W:D' ye ken John Peel at the break of the day? 
W:D' ye ken John Peel, when he's far, far away, 
W:With his hounds and his horn in the morning?
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W:For the sound or his horn brought me from my bed, 
W:And the cry of his hounds, which he oft times led, 
W:Peel's "View halloo" would awaken the dead, 
W:Or a fox from his lair in the morning. 
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W:Yes, I ken John Peel, and Ruby too,  
W:Ranter and Ringwood, Bellman and True, 
W:From a find to a check, from a check to a view,  
W:From a view to a death in the morning. 
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W:Then here's to John Peel, from my heart and soul, 
W:Let's drink to his health, let's finish the bowl, 
W:We'll follow John Peel thro' fair and thro' foul, 
W:If we want a good hunt in the morning. 
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W:D' ye ken John Peel, with his coat so gay?  
W:He lived at Troutbeck once on a day,  
W:Now he has gone far, far away,  
W:We ne'er shall hear his voice in the morning.

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