[Verse]
On the first day of spring in the year '93,
The chief recreation was in this country,
The King's county gentlemen o'er whose dales and rocks,
They rode out so jovially in search of the fox.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.

[Verse]
When Reynard was started he faced Tullamore,
Then Arklow and Wicklow along the sea shore,
We kept his brush in view every yard of the way,
And straight he steered a course through the streets of Rosscrea.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.

[Verse]
But Reynard, sly Reynard, lay hid there that night,
They swore they would watch him until the daylight,
But early next morning, the hills did resound,
With the echo of the horn and sweet cry of hounds.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.

[Verse]
When Reynard was started, he faced to the hollow,
Where none but the hounds and the footmen could follow,
The gentlemen cried "Watch him!" (Watch him!), "What shall we do?"
Well, if the rocks don't stop him, he will cross to Killaloe.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.

[Verse]
When Reynard was taken, his wishes to fulfil,
He called for ink and paper and a pen to write his will,
And what he made a mention of, they found it no blank,
For he gave them a cheque on the National Bank.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.

[Verse]
To you, Mr Casey, I give my whole estate,
And you, young O'Brien, my money and my plate,
I give to you, Sir Frances, my whips, spurs and caps,
For you crossed walls and ditches and you ne'er looked for a gap.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.

[Chorus]
Tally-ho, hark away, tally-ho, hark away,
Tally-ho, hark away, me boys, away.
Tally-ho!.