Keepers And Poachers / Songs and Lyrics

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w:Come all - ye bold kee-pers come lis-ten  -a-while. I will
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w:sing you a sto-ry ythat'-ll cause you to smile Con-cern-
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w:*ing some poa-chers and kee-pers - al-so. That fought
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w:* in these co-verts - some win-ters a-go
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W:1Come aqll ye bold keepers, come listen awhile
W:I will sing you a story that'll cause you to smile
W:Concerning some keeperes and poachers also
W:That fought in those coverts some winters ago.
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W:Now when we goin boys good luck to us all
W:Our guns they do rattle and the pheasants do fall
W:But in less than ten minutes twelve keepers we did spy
W:'Get you gone you bold poachers, how dare you draw nigh?'
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W:Says one to the other 'Now what shall we do?'
W:Says one to the other 'We all will stand true.'
W:So they did agree to all be as one
W:And fight those twelve keepers 'til the battle was won.
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W:Now there's one, William Taylor, who won't run away
W:When five of those keepers all on him did play
W:Young Taylor being weary did sit down to rest
W:Young Taylor was taken though he fought the best.
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W:Now the judges and jury to him they did say
W:'If you will confess now, your sweet life we'll save'
W:'Oh no' said young Taylor 'that won't do at all
W:Now since you have got me, I will die for them all.'
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W:Now there's none like young Taylor, no never was yet
W:There is none like young Taylor, no never was yet
W:Now there's none like young Taylor, you keepers all know
W:That fought in those coverts some winters ago.

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