The Bonny Black Hare
Chasing the Enigmatic Shadows: The Bonny Black Hare Revealed
Lyrics
On the fourteenth of May at the dawn of the day
Setting the scene on the fourteenth of May at dawn for a hunting excursion.
With my gun on my shoulder to the woods I did stray
The speaker, armed with a gun, ventures into the woods.
In search of some game if the weather proved fair
Expressing the purpose of the hunt contingent on favorable weather.
To see could I get a shot at the bonny black hare
The speaker hopes to take a shot at the elusive "bonny black hare."
Oh, I met a young girl there with her face as a rose
Encounter with a young girl described with rosy face and fair skin.
And her skin was as fair as the lily that blows
Continuation of the girl's physical description.
I says "My fair maiden, why mumble you so?
The speaker inquires about the whereabouts of the black hare.
Can you tell me where the bonny black hare do go?"
Seeking information from the maiden.
Oh, the answer she gave me, her answer was "No
The girl denies knowledge of the hare's location.
But it's under me apron they say it do go
Hinting at a suggestive location under her apron.
And if you'll not deceive me I vow and declare
Expressing a willingness to hunt together if not deceived.
We'll both go together to hunt the bonny black hare"
A mutual agreement to pursue the black hare together.
Well, I laid this girl down with her face to the sky
The speaker and the girl lying down, preparing for intimacy.
And I took out my ramrod and my bullets likewise
The speaker takes out ammunition and prepares for an encounter.
I says "Lock your legs round me and dig in with your heels
Suggesting physical closeness for mutual satisfaction.
For the closer we get, oh, the better it feels"
Linking physical proximity to heightened pleasure.
The birds they were singing in the bushes and trees
Nature's response to the scene with birds singing joyously.
And the song that they sang was "Oh, she's easy to please"
Implying the girl's ease of satisfaction in a playful manner.
I felt her heart quiver and I knew what I'd done
The speaker senses the girl's emotional response to the encounter.
Says I "Have you had enough of my old sporting gun?"
Asking if she has had enough of the speaker's advances.
Oh, the answer she gave me, her answer was "Nay
The girl denies being satisfied and expresses interest in more.
It's not often young sportsmen like you come this way
Commenting on the rarity of encounters like this for the speaker.
And if your powder is willing and your bullets play fair
Encouraging the speaker to continue the pursuit if equipped.
Why don't you keep firing at the bonny black hare?"
Suggesting to keep trying to pursue the elusive black hare.
"Oh, my powder is wasted and my bullets all gone
The speaker's ammunition is exhausted, and he cannot continue.
My ramrod is limp and I cannot fire on
Expressing inability to continue due to physical limitations.
But I'll be back in the morning and if you are still here
Planning to return in the morning for further pursuits.
We'll both go together to hunt the bonny black hare"
A commitment to continue the hunt together if she is still there.
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