
Hares On The Mountain
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Tom : Am
Dm G Dm G
[Verse 1]
Dm
Oh Sally, my dear
G Am
It's you I'd be kissing
G Dm G Dm G
She smiled and replied, "You don't know what you're missing."
G F Dm G Dm
[Verse 2]
Dm
If all the young men
G F
Were hares on the mountain
Dm G F Dm G
How many young girls would take guns and go hunting?
G F Dm G Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm
If all the young men
G F
Were fish in the water
Dm G F Dm G
How many young girls would undress and dive after?
G F Dm G Dm
[Verse 4]
Dm
If the young men could sing
G
Like blackbirds and thrushes
Dm G F Dm F
How many young girls would go beating the bushes?
Dm F Dm Am
[Verse 5]
Dm
But the young men are given
F
To frisking and fooling
Dm F Dm Am F Am
So, I'll leave them alone and attend to my schooling
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