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Version 1Simplified chord version of Shirley Collins 'Hares On The Mountain' as heard on her 1959 album 'Sweet England' Originally played on banjo. [Verse 1] D G D If all you young men were hares on the mountain G D A How many young girls would take guns and go hunting? [Chorus] A D G A D With a ri-fol-de-di, cal-ol-de-day, ri-fol-ai-de [Verse 2] D G D If the young men could sing like blackbirds and thrushes G D A How many young girls would go beating the bushes? [Chorus] A D G A D With a ri-fol-de-di, cal-ol-de-day, ri-fol-ai-de [Verse 3] D G D If all you young men were rushes a-growing G D A How many young girls would take scythes and go mowing? [Chorus] A D G A D With a ri-fol-de-di, cal-ol-de-day, ri-fol-ai-de [Verse 4] D G D If all you young men were ducks in the water G D A How many young girls would undress and dive after? [Chorus] A D G A D With a ri-fol-de-di, cal-ol-de-day, ri-fol-ai-de [Verse 5] D G D But the young men are givеn to frisking and fooling G D A I'll leave them alone and attend to my schooling [Chorus] A D G A D With a ri-fol-de-di, cal-ol-de-day, ri-fol-ai-de