The Lion and the Unicorn

Trad. The Keeper Did A-Hunting Go. A rather slow version here. OOC lyrics by Jude Reid.

The lion did a hunting go Down in the woods where the green leaves grow All for to feast on a stag or a doe Among the leaves so green o There in the woods was a unicorn Silver mane and long white horn A nobler beast was never born Among the leaves so green o

Chorus: Come with me (Come with me) Come and see (Come and see) The Lion and the Unicorn Among the leaves so green o

The lion flexed her cruel claws And spittle dripped from her mighty jaws She thought that she'd devour him raw Among the leaves so green o The unicorn cried 'Don't eat me Although in truth I'd honoured be I know a more fitting meal for thee Among the leaves so green o'

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'Up on yonder leafy hill There lies a stag that's newly killed And there you may go and eat your fill Among the leaves so green o' The lion followed where he led on Though she laughed at the foolish unicorn She'd eat him up and leave just the horn Among the leaves so green o

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He led her to a leafy glade And there she found a table laid With meats all roasted and displayed Among the leaves so green o But as she sprang and feasted there Around her neck the hunter's snare Pulled her high up in the air Among the leaves so green o

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The lion roared in rage and spite The hunter's snare it held her tight And there she hung both day and night Among the leaves so green o The lion pleaded all in vain The unicorn went home again Lord and master of his domain Among the leaves so green o

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