SHORT-CUTTER’S TALE
Tune: Wild Rover
Source: Horntip Collection - Half-Mind Hymnal 2011
Lyrics
By Catwoman, Dayton HHH
I’ve been a wild hasher for many a yearI’ve run lots of trails for the fun and the beerI came to the hash on one fine summer dayThe hares gave a chalk talk and then were away
Well it’s no nay never, no nay never no moreWill I be a short-cutter, no never no more
We were in a section of town I knew wellThat the hares could elude me, there’s no way in hellThe hares headed east but I sped to the westThe pack told me “no” but of course I knew best
Well it’s no nay never, no nay never no moreWill I be a short-cutter, no never no more
They would head to the tunnel all dark, damp and drearI would wait by the exit for them to appearI spotted some flour and I was so gladBut after an hour I knew I’d been had
Well it’s no nay never, no nay never no moreWill I be a short-cutter, no never no more
Quick as a rabbit I headed on backTo try to catch up with the back of the packI looked ‘cross the river and by a saloonWas the whole bloody pack showing me the full moon
Well it’s no nay never, no nay never no moreWill I be a short-cutter, no never no more
It took me forever to get to that barTo get ‘cross the river I had to run far The pack had all left me now this is just crapNe’er again will I fall for a short-cutters trap
Well it’s no nay never, no nay never no moreWill I be a short cutter, no never no more