. Robin Hood; a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw, to which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life. for barley and corn ; yo A bag for bread, and a bag for a bag for my little small horn. V V. 73. 74. Oh save, oh save, oh sheriff he said,Oh save and you may see. 160 ROBIN HOOD, ETC. I have a horn in my pocket, I got it from Robin Hood,And still when I set it to my mouth, For thee it blows little good. Oh, wind thy horn, thou proud fell6\v, Of thee I have no doubt;I wish that thou give such a blast, Ti
. Robin Hood; a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw, to which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life. for barley and corn ; yo A bag for bread, and a bag for a bag for my little small horn. V V. 73. 74. Oh save, oh save, oh sheriff he said,Oh save and you may see. 160 ROBIN HOOD, ETC. I have a horn in my pocket, I got it from Robin Hood,And still when I set it to my mouth, For thee it blows little good. Oh, wind thy horn, thou proud fell6\v, Of thee I have no doubt;I wish that thou give such a blast, Till both thy eyes fall out. loo The first loud blast that he did blow. He blew both loud and shrill;A hundred and fifty of Robin Hoods men Came ridinsr over the hill. S The next loud blast that he did give. He blew both loud and quickly sixty of Robin Hoods men, Came shining over the plain. Oh, who are those, the sheriff he said, Come tripping over the lee ? no Theyre my attendants, brave Robin did pay a visit to thee. They took the gallows from the slack. They set it in the glen,They hangd the proud sheriff on tlat, Releasd their own three men. V. 06. XXIV. ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN. Tills ballad, which has never been inserted in any of the pub-lications intitled Robin Hoods garland, (and, perhaps, wasnot worth inserting here), is given from an old black-letter copyin the collection of Anthony a Wood. Its full title is, A famousbattle between Robin Hood and maid Marian; declaring theirlove, life, and liberty. Tune, Robin Hood revivd (see before,p. 69). A BONNY fine maid of a noble degree, With a hey down, down, a down, Marian calld by name,Did live in the North, of excellent worth, For shee v/as a gallant dame. 162 ROBIN HOOD For favour and face, and beauty most rare, Queen Hellen shee did excell:For Marian then was praisd of all men, That did in the country dwell. Twas neither Rosamond nor Jane Shore, Whose beauty was clear and bright, lo
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