Judy Cook, Folksinger

Jovial Hunter

As Sung By Judy Cook

Sir Robert Bolton had three sons
Wynd well the horn good hunter
Sir Ryalas was the eldest one
And he was a jovial hunter

He ranged all around down by the wood side
Wynd well the horn good hunter
Til a maiden sitting in a tree he spied
And he was a jovial hunter

He said, "Fair maid, what brings you here?"
Wynd well the horn good hunter
"It was a wild boar that drove me here."
And he was a jovial hunter

"For he has killed my lord" says she
Wynd well the horn good hunter
And of his men he has killed thirty"
And he was a jovial hunter

"What shall I do this boar to see?"
Wynd well the horn good hunter
"O blow a blast and he'll come to thee."
And he was a jovial hunter

He raised his horn up to his mouth
Wynd well the horn good hunter
And he blew north, east, west, and south
And he was a jovial hunter

The wild boar heard him unto his den
Wynd well the horn good hunter
And made the best of his speed to him
And he was a jovial hunter

They fought four hours in a long summer?s day
Wynd well the horn good hunter
Til the wild boar would have run away
And he was a jovial hunter

Then Ryalas drew his sword with might
Wynd well the horn good hunter
And he fairly cut his head off, quite
And he was a jovial hunter

There came a wild woman running out of the wood
Wynd well the horn good hunter
Saying, ?You have killed my pretty spotted pig.?
And he was a jovial hunter

Then at him the wild woman did go
Wynd well the horn good hunter
And he clove her from her head to her toe
And he was a jovial hunter

In Bromsgrove church they both are lain
Wynd well the horn good hunter
And the wild boar?s head is carved on the stone
And he was a jovial hunter