Hounds he'd stole from a Harrier pack,

Hounds he'd borrowed an' begged an' found,

Grey an' yellow an' tan an' black,

Every conceivable kind o' hound.

He called them "harriers," and a few

Were harriers—back when the world began—

But they weren't particular where they drew

An' they weren't particular what they ran.

I mind him once of a bygone morn

Ruddy an' round on his flea-bit horse,