The Creggan White Hare Chords & Lyrics - Daoiri Farrell

[VERSE 1]
In the [D]lowland of [G]Creggan, there [D]lives a white [G]hare,
As [D]swift as the [G]swallow that [D]flies through the [A]air.
You may [G]tramp the world [D]over but [Bm]none to com[D]pare
to the [G]pride of old [D]Creggan, that [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.

[VERSE 2]
One [D]clear autumn [G]morning, as [D]you will su[G]ppose,
ohh The [D]red golden [G]sun o’er the [D]green mountain [A]rose.
Barney [G]Conway came [D]down and [Bm]he did dec[D]lare,
"This [G]day I’ll put an [D]end to the [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.”

[VERSE 3]
so He [D]searched through the [G]lowlands and [D]down through the [G]glens,
all [D]among the wild [G]ditches where the [D]white hare had [A]ends,
Till at [G]last coming [D]down o’er the [Bm]heather so [D]fair,
From [G]behind the wild [D]thistle out [Bm]jumps the white [G]hare.

[VERSE 4]
"Bang! [D]bang!” went his [G]gun and his [D]dogs it slipped [G]too.
As [D]swift as the [G]wind over the [D]green mountain [A]flew.
But his [G]dog soon came [D]back, and it [Bm]made Barney [D]sigh,
For he [G]knew that the [D]white hare had [Bm]bid him goo[G]dbye.

[VERSE 5]
and We’re [D]some jolly [G]sportsmen down [D]here from Pom[G]eroy
From [D]Cookstown, Du[G]ngannon, and [D]likewise the [A]Moy.
With our [G]pedigree grey[D]hounds we’ve tra[Bm]velled from [D]far
And we’ve [G]come down to [D]Creggan in our [Bm]fine motor [G]car.

[VERSE 6]
well [D]into the [G]lowlands these [D]huntsmen did [G]go
In [D]search of the [G]white hare they [D]look high and [A]low,
Till at [G]last Barney [D]Conway from a [Bm]bog bank so [D]rare
Shouted [G]out to the [D]huntsmen, "There [Bm]lies the white [G]hare.”

[VERSE 7]
so They [D]call up their [G]greyhounds from [D]off the green [G]lea
And [D]Barney and the [G]huntsmen all [D]jumped high with [A]glee,
it was [G]there on the [D]bog bank all [Bm]gathered a[D]round,
Seven [G]dogs and nine [D]men did that [Bm]poor hare sur[G]round.

[VERSE 8]
Oh No [D]wonder the [G]white hare did [D]tremble with [G]fear
As she [D]stood on her [G]hind legs, she would [D]raise her big [A]ears,
as she [G]stood on her [D]hind legs with one [Bm]gallant s[D]pring,
She [G]jumped over the [D]greyhounds and [Bm]broke through the [G]ring.

[VERSE 9]
Well that [D]chase It went [G]on, it was [D]beautiful [G]view
As [D]swift as the [G]wind o’er the [D]green mountain [A]flew.
But those [G]pedigree grey[D]hounds, they [Bm]didn’t run [D]far.
They come [G]back and went [D]home in their [Bm]fine motor [G]car.

[VERSE 10]
Then [D]there came a[G]nother man and you [D]all know him [G]well;
His [D]name was mick [G]kelly with the [D]Bonnie Black [A]Nell.
oh In [G]search of the [D]white hare, to[Bm]day "I’ll have [D]fun.
ill bet [G]fifty to [D]one my Black [Bm]Nell does her [G]turn.”

[VERSE 11]
Five [D]turns the hare [G]got then from [D]Bonnie Black [G]Nell,
And the [D]sixth one was [G]given around [D]John Haughey’s [A]well.
‘it was [G]there we lost [D]sight of the [Bm]hare and the [D]dog,
And then [G]ten minutes [D]later they come [Bm]o’er the [G]bog.

[VERSE 12]
Well, that [D]chase it went [G]on. It was [D]great for to [G]see.
The [D]white hare and the [G]black dog both [D]roamed light and [A]free,
Till she [G]travelled to [D]Esker where she [Bm]knew the lands [D]well,
And to [G]Bonnie Black [D]Nell there [Bm]soon bid fare[G]well.

[VERSE 13]
Oh And [D]now to con[G]clude and to [D]finish this [G]rhyme
I [D]hope you’ll [G]forgive me for [D]singing all this [A]while.
If there’s [G]any a[D]mongst you in [Bm]Carrick more [D]fair,
please [G]drink up a [D]health to that [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.