Hash House Harriers

Chorus

Hash House Harriers break down barriers… get the people talking

Strolling with like-minded folk… don’t hang around if you can’t take a joke!

Hash House Harriers break down barriers

Don’t hang around if you can’t take a joke

Verse 1

Kuala Lumpur, back in nineteen thirty, when most of the map was coloured pink

Idle staff who were not on duty, often took recourse to drink

Gisbert said “Let’s ride out on the ponies and, if it sounds okay to you

Call in at the Hash House, maybe, have a sandwich and a little glass or two!”

Something special started to unfurl, a parody upon this crazy world

Rules and ritual for officer and churl; “Hash” is not a race but they quickly spread the word

Hash House Harriers…

Verse 2

Kuzey Kibris, nineteen ninety two and Tony is the new Hash Master

Maureen is the Registrar and Brad, Religious Advisor

First came the “Uni” lecturers from Lefke, then us folk to join the throng

“Hares” lay the trail, “Hounds” follow on, almost anybody could do something wrong!

“Punishment” is a sentence called the “Down-Down”, everyone delights to see it

When you cannot drain the cup, for… on your own head be it!

Hash House Harriers…

Verse 3

Liz and Haldun host us in December. Pick as many grapefruit as you will

Daughter Rasime’s turn comes around… at her orange grove in April

Life brings changes - even to “The Hash”… runners that were riders now are walkers

Officers new, Wendy and Molly… help to organise us

I felt this island cast a magic spell, while hashing round the Beshparmack

It turned me into a boomerang – could that be the reason I keep coming back?

Hash House Harriers…