The Rochdale Hounds-Gracie Fields

The Rochdale Hounds - Gracie Fields I've been 'untin' with the 'ounds at Rochdale Ee by gum we've got a lovely pack Whippets and Alsatians Bulldogs an' Dalmatians Horses with two legs in front an' two more at the back Off we dash an' make a fine display Auntie took a fence an' took it with 'er all the way With the Rochdale hounds at the Rochdale hunt tallyho tallyho In hunting dress instead of clogs and shawls Jumping over fences an' the backyard walls Tantivy tantivy tantivy away away Away we went with leaps an' bounds We couldn't find a fox so with a cat we made pretend Uncle Willie rode a horse 'e borrowed from a friend Such a lovely thoroughbred with a coal wagon on the end Followin' the Rochdale 'ounds The 'orse I rode I borrowed from a circus It tried to beg an' dance upon its toes Father though 'e's bandy He looks fine an' dandy In a lovely scarlet coat to match 'is scarlet nose Gran'pa's 'orse it couldn't jump at all So all of us we 'ad to lift it over ev'ry wall With the Rochdale hounds at the Rochdale hunt tallyho tallyho In hunting dress instead of clogs and shawls Jumping over fences an' the backyard walls Tantivy tantivy tantivy away away Away we went with leaps an' bounds Father's 'orse flew round the town an' you would 'ardly think It dashed right through the Rose an' Crown an' out in 'alf a wink 'Twas the first time pa's been in a pub an' come out without a drink Followin' the Rochdale 'ounds Throughout young Maggie 'Iggins known around the neighbourhoods She's 'ad a nasty fall but she's a saucy piece of goods It's not the first time Maggie 'as fallen when she's been in the woods Followin' the Rochdale 'ounds