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[1] Charlotte Church age 13, recorded ‘Men of Harlech’ 1998. [2] Ogden Nash’s 2-line poem, ‘The Rabbits’ [3] Dr R. Brasch discusses the origins of ‘Welsh rabbit’ in ‘How Did It Begin’ , MJF Books, 2006.[5] Best-known spoof - a Boy-Scout song based on the ancient British tradition of fighting naked in woad dye - by Eton housemaster W. Hope-Jones, ‘HoJo’, published 1921. [4] Lagomorphs: zoologic family of rabbits and hares. [6] Coniglio: rabbit (Italian)

C F C G C Still today caer Harlech perches,F Dm G G7 Dominating YouTube searches,

C F C G C F Startling, stirring song of Church’sC G C F C Steals your breath away.

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Pen of Rabbits parody of “Men of Harlech”

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C F C G C Here’s a song about Welsh Rare-bit,F Dm G G7 Squarely dealing with the hare-bits -

C F C G C F Seen on fare-bills quite a fair bit;C G C F C Patrons seem perplexed.

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C F C G C ‘Rabbit’ Welsh – offensive nomen- F Dm G G7-clature used by Saxon foemen ?

C F C G C F “No Welsh eats but cheese and dough,man C G C F C‘less they poach some game ”

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C F C G C Meat-free choice? – Just ask your hostess F Dm G G7Beer-and-cheese-melt over toast; its C F C G C F Celtic fans applaud and boast, it’s C G C F CCambria’s nati’nal meal.

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C F C G C Some meat-shunners might eschew itF Dm G G7 Thinking it a hunter’s stew – but

C F C G C F It lacks lagomorphs, that’s true - BugsC G C F COutwits Elmer Fudd !

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G7 (G7sus)Hare terse-verse is Nash’s.C (Csus) ‘Rare-bit’ search is Brasch’s. C Csus C Csus C ‘HoJo wrote the spoof ‘Woad Ode’.Csus C Coniglio penned some flashes.

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C F C G C Hail a dish that harms no hopsters,F Dm G G7Not how Newberg hassles lobsters;

C F C G C F Fwycassees can fweak out sqwabsters - C G C F CFree the Cornish hen !

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C F C G C Sadly elsewhere butchered rabbitF Dm G G7Satisfies game-lovers’ habits

C F C G C F Easter special – braised Brunch-basket -C G C F CBunny-love abused.

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G7 (G7sus)Hard life in the burrows, C (Csus)Where bereavement’s thorough; C Csus C Csus CPeters sad, their mom or dadCsus C Got skewered for lunch ‘al burro’.

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F C Dm C Hail a world that harms no hopsters F Dm G G7 Fricassees make quail no squabsters

C F C G C F Calves should escape escalope, sirs !C G C F CPeace in field and warren !

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C G7 F G7 C G C C5Here’s a song about Welsh Rare-bit,F Am Dm Dm7 G G7 Squarely dealing with the hare-bits -

C G7 F G7 C G C F Seen on fare-bills quite a fair bit;C5 C G C F C Patrons seem perplexed.

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“chimier” chords

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