Old Bangum
Old Bangum would a-huntin go
Dillum dow dillum
Old Bangum would a-huntin go
Dillum dow
Old Bangum would a-huntin go,
Whether his mother would let him or no
Cobble dee cobble down, quillie quo qum
Old Bangum met a fair young maid
Dillum dow dillum
These words to her then he said
Dillum dow
"Fair maiden, will you marry me?"
"No, kind sir, we don't agree"
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"There is a wild boar in these woods
Dillum dow dillum
He'll chew your bones and drink your blood.
Dillum dow
"I wish that wild boar I might see."
"Well blow your horn, he'll come to thee."
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Old Bangum went to the wild boar's den
Dillum dow dillum
Where he saw the bones of a thousand men
Dillum dow
Old Bangum blew both loud and shrill
The wild boar appeared upon the hill
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The wild boar came in such a rush
Dillum dow dillum
That he tore his way through the ash and the brush
Dillum dow
Old Bangum drew his wooden knife
He swore he'd take that wild boar's life
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They turned, they jumped, they tore the ground
Dillum dow dillum
They turned, they jumped, they tore the ground
Dillum dow
They turned, they jumped, they tore the ground
The trees were flat for miles around
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Old Bangum, did you win or lose?
Dillum dow dillum
Old Bangum, did you win or lose?
Dillum dow
Old Bangum, did you win or lose?
He swore he'd won the wild boar's shoes.
Cobble dee cobble down, quillie quo qum
Old Bangum met the fair young maid
Dillum dow dillum
Old Bangum met the fair young maid
Dillum dow
"Fair maiden, will you marry me?"
"Yes, kind sir, now we agree."
Cobble dee cobble down, quillie quo qum