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In Lehenagh fair village, theres great talk of tillage,
And a lot of young sportsmen for hunting the game.
T'was on a Monday night the moon shining bright,
They went back to Corgary where rabbits were tame.
They said they would walk all the farm,
Till their feet they got sore and if Joyce came upon them,
They would all pounce upon him and tie him hand and foot by the oath they were sworn.
Its an ugly habit when out jumps a rabbit,
Up shouted Pat Geraghty will you not let him in.
The rabbit went flying up towards Tommy Ryan.
John Finnegan met him with a stick in his hand
By dad said Tim Keating but that was

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done grand.
II
They heard a strange voice and they thought it was Joyce,
With fear they all shook to the scrapers they took,
Over barbed wire hedges and drains,
They were soon overtaken he caught Pádraic Keating,
And he said now my good sportsman come tell me their names.
III
Their names sir said Keating unless I am mistaken,
Is Ryan, Geraghty, and the Finnegans two,
And thats old Tim Keating and the poor man is shaken,
And thats how our heroes have proved themselves true.
IV
A fortnight before this as you all do know,
Pat Geraghty and Brian Gavin to Corgary did go.
They caught bruises ferret, their names I inherit
And told us they bought him in Ballinasloe.

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When bruise he did hear it those boys they did fear it,
And to stick to the ferret they were much inclined.
V
But on a cold winters day without any delay,
Bruise came along and he near out of his mind,
He said the ferret is mine or do you decline,
To give him up unto me but before very long,
The ferret was gone and him they never will see.