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LEADER: I shall go as a wren in Spring, With sorrow and sighing on silent wing, And I shall go in Our Lady's name, Aye, till I come home again! GROUP: We shall follow as falcons grey, And hunt thee cruelly as our prey, But we shall go in Our Master's name, Aye, to fetch thee home again! LEADER: Then I shall go as a mouse in May, In fields by night, and cellars by day, And I shall go in Our Lady's name, Aye, till I come home again! GROUP: And we shall follow as black tom cats, And chase thee through the corn and vats, But we shall go in Our Master's name, Aye, to fetch thee home again! LEADER: Then I shall go as an Autumn hare, With sorrow and sighing and mickle care, And I shall go in Our Lady's name, Aye, till I come home again! GROUP: But we shall follow as swift greyhounds, And dog thy tracks by leaps and bounds, And we shall go in Our Master's name, Aye, to fetch thee home again! LEADER: Then I shall go as a Winter trout, With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt, And I shall go in Our Lady's name, Aye, till I come home again! GROUP: But we shall follow as otters swift, And snare thee fast ere though canst shift, And we shall go in Our Master's name Aye, to fetch thee home again! |