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Badger Lyrics by Peter Dickinson

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When midnight comes a host of dogs and men
Go out and track the badger to his den
And put a sack within the hole, and lie
Till the old grunting badger passes bye
He comes and hears -- they let the strongest loose
The old fox hears the noise and drops the goose
The poacher shoots and hurries from the cry
And the old hare half wounded buzzes bye
They get a forked stick to bear him down
And clap the dogs and take him to thе town
And bait him all the day with many dogs
And laugh and shout and fright the scampering hogs
Hе runs along and bites at all he meets:
They shout and hollo down the noisy streets
He turns about to face the loud uproar
And drives the rebels to their very door
The frequent stone is hurled where e'er they go;
When badgers fight, then every one's a foe
The dogs are clapt and urged to join the fray;
The badger turns and drives them all away
Though scarcely half as big, demure and small
He fights with dogs for bones and beats them all
The heavy mastiff, savage in the fray
Lies down and licks his feet and turns away
The bulldog knows his match and waxes cold
The badger grins and never leaves his hold
He drives the crowd and follows at their heels
And bites them through -- the drunkard swears and reels
The frighted women take the boys away
The blackguard laughs and hurries on the fray
He tries to reach the woods, an awkward race
But sticks and cudgels quickly stop the chace
He turns agen and drives the noisy crowd
And beats the many dogs in noises loud
He drives away and beats them every one
And then they loose them all and set them on
He falls as dead and kicked by boys and men
Then starts and grins and drives the crowd agen;
Till kicked and torn and beaten out he lies
And leaves his hold and cackles, groans, and dies
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Peter Dickinson

Peter Dickinson

About “Badger” by Peter Dickinson

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"Badger" appears on "Outcry".

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