We three jolly huntsmen a-hunting off Cape Ann And what we did find there I'll tell you if I can We hunted and we hollered and the first thing we did find Was Cape Ann's lighthouse, and that we left behind One said it was Cape Ann's lighthouse, the other he said nay The third said 'twas a sugar loaf with the paper torn away With the paper torn away Oh we hunted and we hollered and the next thing we did find Was the moon in the firmament, and that we left behind One said it was the heavenly moon, the other he said nay The third said 'twas a Yankee cheese with a quarter cut away With a quarter cut away Oh we hunted and we hollered and the next thing we did find Was a frog in the mill pond, and that we left behind One said it was a handsome frog, the other he said nay The third said 'twas a canary bird with the feathers blown away With the feathers blown away Oh we hunted and we hollered and the next thing we did find Was a fox in the undergrowth, and that we left behind One said it was a cunning fox, the other he said nay The third said 'twas a sweeping brush with the bristles worn away With the bristles worn away Oh we hunted and we hollered and the last thing we did find Was an owl in the bramble bush, and that we left behind One said it was a wise old owl, the other he said nay The third said 'twas the evil one, so we all three ran away So we all three ran away We three jolly huntsmen a-hunting off Cape Ann And what we did find there I've told you all I can
notes: song history [Stephen Griffith]
recording: The Teacups (2020) [YouTube]
lyrics: Additional verses [Mudcat]
lyrics: Additional verses (more) [Mudcat]