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Version 1

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X:1
T:The Keeper
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/2=80
K:D
P:verse
A2 |F2 G2 A2 A2 |B2 d2 A3 A |F2 G G A2 A2 |B B d2 A4 |
w: The kee-per would a-hunt-ing go, and un-der his coat he car-ried a bow 
d2 A A d2 A A |d d A A F3 E |D2 d2 A2 (G F) |E4 D2 z2 |
w: All for to shoot at a mer-ry lit-tle doe, A-mong the leaves so_ green, O. 
P:chorus
F G A2 "2"F2 A2 |"1"F G A2 "2"F G A2 |"1"d2 A2 "2"d2 A2 |
w: Jack-ie boy! Mas-ter! Sing ye well? Ve-ry well! Hey down! Ho down!
"1"F G F G E3 "1&2"E |D2 d2 A2 (G F) |E4 D2 "1"A G |
w:Der-ry der-ry down, A-mong the leaves so_ green, O. To my 
F2 G2 A2 "2"A G | F2 G2 A4 |d2 "1"A2 "2"d2 A2 |
w:hey down down! To my ho down down! Hey down! Ho down! 
"1"F G F G E3 E |"1&2"D2 d2 A2 (G F) | E4 D2 ||
w:der-ry der-ry down, A-mong the leaves so_ green, O.
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W:1
W:The keeper did a-hunting go, 
W:Under his arm he carried a bow, 
W:All for to shoot at a merry little doe 
W:Among the leaves so green-o. 
W:
W:(chorus)
W:Jackie boy - master? Sing ye well? - Very well. 
W:Hey down, ho down, Derry, derry down 
W:Among the leaves so green-o.    
W:
W:2
W:The first doe he shot at he missed, 
W:The second doe he trimmed. and kissed, 
W:The third ran away where nobody wist  
W:Among the leaves so green-o. 
W:
W:3
W:The next doe she did cross the brook,   
W:The keeper fetched her back with his hook,  
W:What he done to her you can go and look  
W:Among the leaves so green-o. 
W:
W:4
W:The next doe she did cross the hollow, 
W:And where she went he soon did follow, 
W:What he done today, he will do again tomorrow 
W:Among the leaves so green-o. 
W:
W:5
W:The fourth doe she did cross the plain, 
W:The keeper fetched her back again, 
W:He tickled her in a very merry vein 
W:Among the leaves so green-o. 
W:
W:6
W:The last doe was a fallow doe, 
W:As great with young as she could go, 
W:She looked so big that he had to let her go 
W:Among the leaves so green-o.

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