Pete Seeger – The Keeper And The Doe (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
     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