Over hill, over dale

A few variations of parodies of "The Caisson Song" collected by Kay Shapero:

-collected by Rich Brown

Over hill, over dale,
We have just escaped from jail,
And the po-lice are hot on our trail.

Minnesota, circa 1960

From Ken Ryesky

Over hill, over dale,
We have just escaped from jail
And the coppers are hot on our trail.

They've bought guns, they've brought knives
They have even brought their wives,
And the coppers are hot on our trail.

For it's hi hi hee
From the penitentiary.
Shout out your orders loud and clear.
("More beer!!!)

So wherever you go,
Be sure to always know,
That the coppers are hot on your trail!


Another collected by Sherman:

Raise a cheer, raise a cheer
for the nuns who are making the beer
in the basement of St. Francis school