Oh, who told the Butcher All about the Grey Goose? Oh, it could have been the Poacher Nobody knows Or it could have been the Royal Coachman Or Connemara Black Just listen well to what the ladies say And bring old Brownie back And who told the Butcher About the Lady Of The Lake? It could have been the Queen Of The Water Nobody knows Or it could have been old Soldier Palmer Or Teal and Black Just listen well to what the ladies say And bring old Brownie back Come on, tie the damsels two to the droppers And tie old Kate McClaren to the point There's none so wise to the rise of the river The Butcher's out there tonight Come on, tie the damsels two to the droppers And tie old Kate McClaren to the point There's none so wise to the rise of the river
The Butcher's out there tonight You know the Butcher's out there tonight Oh, and who told the Butcher All about the Grenadier? It could have been the Teal and Green Nobody knows Or it could have been old Wickham's Fancy Or Humpy Black Just listen well to what the ladies say And bring old Brownie back Come on, tie the damsels two to the droppers And tie old Kate McClaren to the point There's none so wise to the rise of the river The Butcher's out there tonight Come on, tie the damsels two to the droppers And tie old Kate McClaren to the point There's none so wise to the rise of the river The Butcher's out there tonight The Butcher's out there tonight The Butcher's out there tonight