The Huntsman's Delight, Or, the Forester's Pleasure.  
The Dear are wounded, but they are not slain,  
Yet so they're wounded, that they are o'er tain;  
And in their taking pity it is shown:  
for why, 'twas thought that some there was with fawn.  
The Keepers swore great Oaths, upon their lives,  
they'd be as kind to them, as men are to their wivess,  
the pleasant sport this Ditty doth declare,  
Of the Huntsmen, and the fallow Dear.  By I. M. 
Tune of, amongst the leaves so green a.  
 

COme all you young Maidens & lend an ear  
Come listen a while and you shall hear  
How the keepers did sport with the fallow Deer  
Amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down derry derry down,  
hay down down, ho down down,  
hay down, ho down, derry derry down  
Amongst the leaves so green a.    

The keepers would on a hunting go,  
And under their coats each carried his Bow,  
And all for to shoot the bonny bonny do,  
Amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down derry derry down,  
hay down down, ho down down,  
hay down, ho down, derry derry down,  
Amongst the leaves so green a.    

They spied five Does upon a hill,  
And to shoot at them was their good will,  
But none of them they meant for to kill,  
Amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

At the first Do they shot at and they missed,  
The second Do they clipped and they kissed,  
And they laid them down where no 〈◊〉 a wist  
Amongst the leaves so green a.   
 
 

The one cried out unto the other,  
I am served as my Father served my mother.  
All the fear of their taking this joy did smother  
Amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

The third Do she made great moan,  
Because that she was big with Fawn.  
Which made her to go weeping home,  
From among the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

The Fourth do could no longer stay,  
But she must be gone her way,  
For fear that the keepers should her lay  
Amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

But soon after she did repent,  
And to turn again she was full bend,  
To lie down and take her hearts content,  
amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

The fifth Do leapt over the stile,  
But the keeper he got her by the heel,  
And there he did both kiss and feel  
amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

He pricked her straight with his dart  
But she cried out she felt no smart,  
And therein lay the keeper's art,  
amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, 〈…〉    

These fair Does they leapt and they skipped,  
Till leaping along, at length they were tripped,  
No sooner they fell, but the keepers they clipped,  
amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

These bold Huntsmen were all agreed,  
And by consent these fair Does did bleed,  
But after that came often to feed  
amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

Great crowds came running over the plain,  
Expecting to see these fair does slain,  
But like fools as they came they returned again  
From amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

If it be true as old wives say,  
Take a do in the month of May,  
And a Forester's courage she soon will allay  
amongst the leaves so green a.  

hay down, etc.    

These Huntsmen were so gentle inclined  
They set themselves their courage to find,  
But away they tripped, so swift as the wind,  
From among the leaves so green a.  

hay down derry derry down;  
hay down down, ho down down,  
hay down, ho down, derry derry down,  
Amongst the leaves so green a.     

Printed by and for A. M.