The Creggan White Hare Chords & Lyrics - Karan Casey

[INTRO]
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[VERSE]
In the [C]lowlands of Creggan there [Am]lives a white [F]hare
As [G]swift as a swallow as she [Am]flies through the [G]air
You may [Dm7]travel the country, but [C]none could com[G]pare
With the [Am]pride of the [G]Creggan, that [F]bonnie white hare

[VERSE]
One [C]fine Sunday morning, as [Am]you may sup[F]pose
A [G]red, golden sun o'er the [Am]green mountain [G]rose
Barney [Dm7]Conway came down and did [C]loudly de[G]clare
"To[Am]day I'll put an end to that [G]Creggan white [F]hare"

[VERSE]
So he [C]searched through the lowlands and [Am]down through the [F]glens
A[G]mong the green rushes where the [Am]white hare had [G]dens
'Til at [Dm7]last coming over the [C]bog-bank so [G]bare
From be[Am]hind a white [G]thistle, out [F]jumped the white hare

[VERSE]
Well, he [C]gave a great yelp and his [Am]dog, she slipped [F]too
As [G]swift as the wind o'er the [Am]green mountain [G]flew
But the [Dm7]dogs soon came back, which made [C]poor Barney [G]sigh
For he [Am]knew that the [G]white hair had [F]bid him goodbye

[VERSE]
We have [C]some jolly sportsmen down [Am]from the Pom[F]roy
From [G]Cookstown, Dungannon and [Am]also the [G]Moy
With [Dm7]pedigree greyhounds, they [C]came from a[G]far
Came [Am]down to the [G]Creggan in their [F]fine motor car

[VERSE]
'Twas [C]down through the lowlands these [Am]huntsmen did [F]go
To [G]search for the white hare they [Am]tried high and [G]low
'Til at [Dm7]last Barney Conway, as he [C]came on its [G]lair
Shouted [Am]out to the [G]huntsmen, "Here [F]lies the white hair"

[VERSE]
So they [C]called in the greyhounds from [Am]off the green [F]lea
And [G]Barney and the huntsmen, they [Am]jumped high with [G]glee
And [Dm7]on the turf bank they all [C]gathered a[G]round
Seven [Am]men and nine [G]dogs did the [F]poor hare surround

[BRIDGE]
No [Am]wonder the poor puss did tremble with fear
She [G]stood on her hind legs, she rose her big ear
She [F]ris on her toes and with one gallant spring
Cleared [Am]over the [G]greyhounds and [F]broke through the ring

[VERSE]
Oh, the [C]chase, it went on, it was a [Am]beautiful [F]view
As [G]swift as the wind o'er the [Am]green mountain [G]flew
But the [Dm7]pedigree greyhounds, they [C]didn't get [G]far
They came [Am]back and went [G]home in their [F]fine motor car

[VERSE]
And [C]now to conclude and to [Am]finish my [F]rhyme
I [G]hope you'll excuse me for [Am]wasting your [G]time
If there's [Dm7]any amongst you in [C]Carrickmore [G]Fair
Drink a [Am]jolly good [G]health to the [F]Creggan white hare