The Keeper did a-shooting go
And under his cloak he carried a bow
All for to shoot at a merry little doe
Among the leaves so green-o
Jackie-boy (Master)
Sing ye well (Very well)
Hey down (Ho down)
Derry, derry down
Among the leaves so green-o
To my hey down down (To my ho down down)
Hey down (Ho down)
Derry, derry down, among the leaves so green-o
The first doe he shot at he missed
The second doe he trimmed, he kissed
The third doe went where nobody wist
Among the leaves so green-o
Jackie-boy (Master)...
The fourth doe she did cross the plain
The keeper fetched her back again
Where she is now she may remain
Among the leaves so green-o
Jackie-boy (Master)...
The fifth doe she did cross the brook
The keeper fetched her back with his crook
Where she is now you may go and look
Among the leaves so green-o
Jackie-boy (Master)...
The sixth doe she ran over the plain
But he with his hounds did turn her again
It is there he did hunt in a merry, merry vein
Among the leaves so green-o
Jackie-boy (Master)
Sing ye well (Very well)
Hey down (Ho down)
Derry, derry down
Among the leaves so green-o
To my hey down down (To my ho down down)
Hey down (Ho down)
Derry, derry down, among the leaves so green-o