D G
D A
D G
D A D
[Chorus]
D G
I wish I was hunting where the wild ducks run
D A
And the rabbits and the pheasants and the hares
D G
Or searching for a fox in the ferns and the rocks
D A D
And I wouldn't give you tuppence for my cares
[Verse 1]
D G
On a fine, sunny morning, with the dew upon the grass
D A
And the mist lying soft upon the hill
D G
I would ramble through the bog, just myself and the dog
D A D
And go fishing in the river by the mill
[Chorus]
D G
I wish I was hunting where the wild ducks run
D A
And the rabbits and the pheasants and the hares
D G
Or searching for a fox in the ferns and the rocks
D A D
And I wouldn't give you tuppence for my cares
[Verse 2]
D G
There are trout in the river, there are salmon there as well
D A
And sometimes the long and slippy eels
D G
And the meadows would be ringing with the sweet larks singing
D A D
And the people out there working in the fields
[Chorus]
D G
I wish I was hunting where the wild ducks run
D A
And the rabbits and the pheasants and the hares
D G
Or searching for a fox in the ferns and the rocks
D A D
And I wouldn't give you tuppence for my cares
[Verse 3]
D G
In the merry month of June, when the whins are in bloom
D A
And the dusk begins to fall at half past ten
D G
If you walked a mile or so and you knew just where to go
D A D
You could find them making poteen in the glen
[Chorus]
D G
I wish I was hunting where the wild ducks run
D A
And the rabbits and the pheasants and the hares
D G
Or searching for a fox in the ferns and the rocks
D A D
And I wouldn't give you tuppence for my cares
[Verse 4]
D G
In the month of October, when the weather's turning cold
D A
And the yellow autumn stubble on the ground
D G
There are bright window lights burning holes in the night
D A D
And the fiddle music ringing all around
[Chorus]
D G
I wish I was hunting where the wild ducks run
D A
And the rabbits and the pheasants and the hares
D G
Or searching for a fox in the ferns and the rocks
D A D
And I wouldn't give you tuppence for my cares
