The Keeper And The Doe

     B            E      B
The keeper did a hunting go
 B                  E        B
Under his cloak he carried a bow
B
All for a shoot, a merry little doe
  B                  F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Refrain]
B
Jacky boy
(Jacky boy)
B
Sing me well
(Very well)
B                                  F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derry, derry down
  B                  F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh
       B
To my hey down, down
B                         F#
Hey, down, derryy, derry down
  B                 F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Verse 2]
    B                   E         B
The first, oh, she did cross the plain
     B                  E     B
The keeper fetched her back again
B
Where she is now she may remain
 B                  F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Refrain]
B
Jacky boy
(Jacky boy)
B
Sing me well
(Very well)
B                                  F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derry, derry down
  B                  F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh
       B
To my hey down, down
B                                  F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derry, derry down
  B                 F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Verse 3]
    B                  E         B
The next doe, she did cross the brook
     B                 E              B
The keeper fetched her back with his crook
B
Where she is now you may go and look
 B                  F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Refrain]
B
Jacky boy
(Jacky boy)
B
Sing me well
(Very well)
B                                  F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derry, derry down
  B                  F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh
       B
To my hey down, down
B                        F#
Hey, down, derry, derry down
  B                 F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Verse 4]
     B                E          B
The sixth doe she did cross the plain
    B                      E         B
But he with his hounds did turn her again
 B
There he did hunt in a very merry vain
 B                   F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Refrain]
B
Jacky boy
B
Sing me well
B                                  F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derry, derry down
  B                  F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh
       B
To my hey down,
B                                   F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derryy, derry down
  B                 F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Verse 5]
    B            E       B
The keeper did a hunting go
B                E         B
In the woods he caught the doe
    B
She looked so sad that he had to let her go
 B                  F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh


[Refrain]
B
Jacky boy
(Jacky boy)
B
Sing me well
(Very well)
B                                  F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derry, derry down
  B                  F#    B
Among the leaves so green, oh
       B
To my hey down,
B                                   F#
Hey, down, ho, down, derryy, derry down
  B                 F#     B
Among the leaves so green, oh