Dido Bendigo Songtext
von The Watersons

As I was a-walking one morning last autumn
I overheard some noble fox hunting
Between some noble men and the Duke of Wellington
So early before the day was dawning

There was Dido Bendigo, gentry he was there-o
Traveller, he never looked behind him
There was Countess Rover, bonnie lass in Jover
These were the hounds that could find him

Well, the first fox being young and his trial just beginning
He′s made straight away for his cover
He's run up yon highest hill and gone down yon lowest gill
Thinking that he′d find his freedom there forever


There was Dido Bendigo, gentry he was there-o
Traveller, he never looked behind him
There was Countess Rover, bonnie lass in Jover
These were the hounds that could find him

Well, the next fox being old and his trial's fast a-dawning
He's made straight away for the river
Well, the fox he has jumped in, but none jumped after him
It was traveller who strided in forever

There was Dido Bendigo, gentry he was there-o
Traveller, he never looked behind him
There was Countess Rover, bonnie lass in Jover
These were the hounds that could find him

Well, they′ve run across the plain but they soon returned again
The fox nor the hounds never failing
It′s been just one month today since I heard the squire say
"Hark for what then, me brave hounds, forever"


There was Dido Bendigo, gentry he was there-o
Traveller, he never looked behind him
There was Countess Rover, bonnie lass in Jover
These were the hounds that could find him