The keeper did a-hunting go
Under his cloak he carried a bow
All for to shoot the merry little doe
Among the leaves so green-o
The first 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
The next 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
The next doe, she ran over the plain
But he with his hounds did turn her again
There he did hunt in a merry, merry vein
Among the leaves so green-o