Hares On The Mountain
by Shirley Collins & Davy Graham
From the album: Folk Roots, New Routes
Track 5 of 16 on Folk Roots, New Routes (1964).
Duration: 3:00
Lyrics for Hares On The Mountain
Oh Sally my dear it's you I'd be kissing Oh Sally my dear it's you I'd be kissing She smiled and replied you don't know what you're missing Oh Sally my dear I wish I could wed you Oh Sally my dear I wish I could bed you She smiled and replied then you'd say I misled you If all you young men were hares on the mountain If all you young men were hares on the mountain How many young girls would take guns and go huntin' If the young men could sing like blackbirds and thrushes If the young men could sing like blackbirds and thrushes How many young girls would go beating the bushes If all you young men were fish in the water If all you young men were fish in the water How many young girls would undress and dive after But the young men are given to frisking and fooling Oh, the young men are given to frisking and fooling I'll leave them alone and attend to my schooling