Away to the forest we cheerily run,

And wait for the beaters' welcome cry;

And though we are new to the use of a gun,

What matters? At anything we'll let fly!

So Sing hey, sing ho, for the startled deer;

We warrant we'll hit him, if he comes near

And we'll send him lame and limping away,

With a shot he'll remember for many a day!

For marry come up! But it would be absurd

To expect a bold Sportsman to bag the whole herd!