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Innocent Hare 
Innocent Hare or SPORTSMEN AROUSE from the singing of the Copper Family 
Sportsmen arouse, the morning is clear The larks are singing all in the air Sportsmen arouse, the morning is clear The larks are singing all in the air Go tell your sweet lover, the hounds are out Go tell your sweet lover the hounds are out Saddle your horses, your saddles prepare We'll away to cover to seek for a hare 
We searched the woods the groves all around The trail being over, the game being found... We searched the woods the groves all around The trail being over, the game being found... Then u-up she springs, through brake she flies... Then u-up she springs, through brake she flies... Follow, follow the musical horn Sing follow, hark follow, the innocent hare 
The huntsman blows his joyful sound Tally ho, me boys, all over the down The huntsman blows his joyful sound Tally ho, me boys, all over the down From the woods to the valleys, see how she creeps From the woods to the valleys, see how she creeps Follow, follow the musical horn Sing follow, hark follow, the innocent hare 
All along the green turf she pants for breath The huntsman he cries out for death All along the green turf she pants for breath The huntsman he cries out for death Relope, relope, retiring hare Relope, relope, retiring hare Follow, follow the musical horn Sing follow, hark follow, the innocent hare This hare has led us a noble run Success to sportsman, every one This hare has led us a noble run Success to sportsman, every one 
Such a chase she has led us, four hours or more Such a chase she has led us, four hours or more Wine and beer we'll drink without fear We'll drink a success to the innocent hare 
recorded by Young Tradition and Copper Family SOF