I am a bold undaunted fox
That never yet was trapped or caught
My rent, rates and taxes I was willin' for to pay
I made me name in fine good land
Between Tipperary and Knocklong
Where my forefathers lived and died
Three thousand years ago
I lived as happy as King Saul
And loved me neighbours one and all
Had no animosity for either friend or foe
Then I was of late betrayed
By one who was a fool I know
He told me I should leave the place
And show my face no more
The day that he evicted me
Its then I knew that I should flee
Late one night I took his life
And left him lying low
He fell victim to a shot
His agency was soon forgot
From that day on they're searching
For farmer Michael Hayes