[Intro]
[Verse 1]
My name it is Bold Reynolds, I was born near Bonfire Hill
That was many years ago, but I remember still
My brothers and my sisters, as we played near the den
With ne er a care in all the world, my life was easy then
[Verse 2]
When I was scarcely nine months old, I first met with the hounds
I heard their voices through the wood as I came above ground
I found it very easy to lose them in my wake
I wandered many miles that day, it was to prove my fate
[Verse 3]
While I was on that journey, I met her in a copse
She had a handsome, thick red coat, straight way my heart was lost
We spent that year together, had seven cubs all told
I thank the hounds for sending me upon that distant road
[Verse 4]
My mate and I we stayed together many seasons more
Pheasants in the wintertime, we always had in store
And in the springtime I worked hard to feed the newborn young
Hunting through the short, chill nights until the rising sun
[Verse 5]
And many times when I was stalking rabbits on my own
I heard the distant hunting horn that called the stragglers home
At times the hounds would follow me, but I would have my fun
Across the fields and meadows, I d give them a good run
[Verse 6]
The years have passed, my vixen died, and I am on my own
My legs are tired, my coat is rough and all my seed is sown
I do not wish a lingering death, I ll meet the hounds again
And take them on a final chase, once more they ll serve my end
[Verse 7]
My name it is Bold Reynolds, I was born near Bonfire Hill
That was many years ago, but I remember still
My vixen and my young cubs, as we played here in the den
But now I bid you all farewell, my life is at an end