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When shawes been sheene and shradds full fayre	A
And leeves both large and longe	B
Itt is merry walking in the fayre forrest	C
To heare the small birds songe	B
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The woodweele sang and wold not cease	D
Amongst the leaves a lyne	E
And it is by two wight yeomen	E
By deare God that I meane	E
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'Me thought they did mee beate and binde	C
And tooke my bow mee froe	A
If I bee Robin a live in this lande	C
I'le be wrocken on both them towe '	-
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Sweavens are swift master ' quoth John	E
'As the wind that blowes ore a hill	F
For if itt be never soe lowde this night	C
To morrow it may be still '	-
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'Buske yee bowne yee my merry men all	G
For John shall goe with mee	H
For I'le goe seek yond wight yeomen	E
In greenwood where the bee '	-
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The cast on their gowne of greene	E
A shooting gone are they	J
Untill they came to the merry greenwood	C
Where they had gladdest bee	H
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There were the ware of a wight yeoman	E
His body leaned to a tree	H
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A sword and a dagger he wore by his side	C
Had beene many a man bane	E
And he was cladd in his capull hyde	C
Topp and tayle and mayne	E
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'Stand you still master ' quoth Litle John	E
'Under this trusty tree	H
And I will goe to yong wight yeomen	E
To know his meaning trulye '	-
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'A John by me thou setts noe store	A
And that's a farley thinge	B
How offt send I my men beffore	A
And tarry my selfe behinde	C
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It is noe cunning a knave to ken	E
And a man but heare him speake	K
And itt were not for bursting of my bowe	L
John I wold thy head breake '	-
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But often words they breeden bale	M
That parted Robin and John	E
John is gone to Barnesdale	M
The gates he knowes eche one	E
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And when hee came to Barnesdale	M
Great heavinesse there hee hadd	C
He found two of his fellowes	N
Were slaine both in a slade	C
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And Scarlett a foote flyinge was	O
Over stockes and stone	E
For the sheriffe with seven score men	E
Fast after him is gone	E
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'Yett one shoote I'le shoote' sayes Little John	E
'With Crist his might and mayne	E
I'le make yond fellow that flyes soe fast	C
To be both glad and faine '	-
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John bent up a good viewe bow	P
And fetteled him to shoote	C
The bow was made of a tender boughe	P
And fell downe to his foote	C
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'Woe worth thee wicked wood ' sayd Little John	E
'That ere thou grew on a tree	A
For this day thou art my bale	M
My foote when thou shold bee '	-
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This shoote it was but looselye shott	C
The arrowe flew in vaine	E
And it mett one of the sheriffes men	E
Good William a Trent was slaine	E
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It had beene better for William a Trent	C
To hange upon a gallowe	L
Then for to lye in the greenwoode	C
There slaine with an arrowe	L
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And it is syd when men be mett	C
Six can doe more then three	A
And they have tane Litle John	E
And bound him fast to a tre	A
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'Thou shalt be drawen by dale and downe ' quoth the sheriffe	Q
And hanged hye on a hill	M
'But thou may fayle ' quoth Litle John	E
'If itt be Christs owne will '	-
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Let us leave talking of Little John	E
For hee is bound fast to a tree	A
And talke of Guy and Robin Hood	C
In the green woode where they bee	A
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How these two yeomen together they mett	C
Under the leaves of lyne	E
To see what merchandise they made	C
Even at that same time	R
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'Good morrow good fellow ' quoth Sir Guy	S
'Good morrow good fellow ' quoth hee	A
'Methinkes by this bow thou beares in thy hand	C
A good archer thou seems to bee '	-
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'I am wilfull of my way ' quoth Sir Guye	T
'And of my morning tyde '	-
'I'le lead thee through the wood ' quoth Robin	E
'Good fellow I'le be thy guide '	-
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'I seeke an outlaw ' quoth Sir Guye	T
'Men call him Robin Hood	C
I had rather meet with him upon a day	C
Then forty pound of golde '	-
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'If you tow mett it wold be seene whether were better	A
Afore yee did part awaye	T
Let us some other pastime find	C
Good fellow I thee pray	C
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'Let us some other masteryes make	U
And wee will walke in the woods even	E
Wee may chance meet with Robin Hoode	C
Att some unsett steven '	-
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They cutt them downe the summer shroggs	O
Which grew both under a bryar	C
And sett them three score rodd in twinn	E
To shoote the prickes full neare	C
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'Leade on good fellow ' sayd Sir Guye	T
'Lead on I doe bidd thee '	-
'Nay by my faith ' quoth Robin Hood	C
'The leader thou shalt bee '	-
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The first good shoot that Robin ledd	C
Did not shoote an inch the pricke froe	C
Guy was an archer good enoughe	Q
But he cold neere shoote soe	O
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The second shoote Sir Guy shott	C
He shotte within the garlande	C
But Robin Hoode shott it better then hee	A
For he clove the good pricke wande	C
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'Gods blessing on thy heart ' sayes Guye	T
'Goode fellow they shooting is goode	C
For an thy hart be as good as thy hands	O
Thou were better then Robin Hood	C
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'Tell me thy name good fellow ' quoth Guy	S
'Under the leaves of lyne '	-
'Nay by my faith ' quoth good Robin	E
'Till thou have told me thine '	-
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'I dwell by dale and downe ' quoth Guye	T
'And I have done many a curst turne	E
And he that calles me by my right name	V
Calles me Guye of good Gysborne '	-
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'My dwelling is in the wood ' sayes Robin	E
'By thee I set right nought	C
My name is Robin Hood of Barnesdale	M
A fellow thou has long sought	C
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He that had neither beene a kithe nor kin	E
Might have seene a full fayre sight	C
To see how together these yeomen went	C
With blades both browne and bright	C
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To have seene how these yeomen together fought	C
Two howers of a summers day	C
Itt was neither Guy nor Robin Hood	C
That fettled them to flye away	C
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Robin was rechles on a roote	C
And stumbled at that tyde	C
And Guy was quicke and nimble withall	M
And hitt him ore the left side	C
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'Ah deere Lady ' sayd Robin Hoode	C
'Thou are both mother and may	C
I thinke it was never mans destinye	T
To dye before his day '	-
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Robin thought on Our Lady deere	C
And soone leapt up againe	E
And thus he came with an awkwarde stroke	W
Good Sir Guy hee has slayne	E
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He tooke Sir Guys head by the hayre	C
And sticked itt on his bowes end	C
'Thous hast beene traytor all thy liffe	Q
Which thing must have an ende '	-
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Robin pulled forth an Irish kniffe	Q
And nicked Sir Guy in the face	O
That hee was never on a woman borne	E
Cold tell who Sir Guye was	O
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Saies 'Lye there lye there good Sir Guye	T
And with me be not wrothe	J
If thou have had the worse stroakes at my hand	C
Thou shalt have the better cloathe '	-
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Robin did off his gowne of greene	E
Sir Guye hee did it throwe	C
And hee put on that capull hyde	C
That cladd him toppe to toe	C
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'The bowe the arrowes and little horne	E
And with me now I'le beare	C
For now I will goe to Barnesdale	M
To see how my men doe fare '	-
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Robin sett Guyes horne to his mouth	J
A lowd blast in it he did blow	M
That beheard the sheriffe of Nottingham	X
As he leaned under a lowe	M
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'Hearken hearken ' sayd the sheriffe	Q
'I heard noe tydings but good	C
For yonder I heare Sir Guyes horne blowe	M
For he hath slaine Robin Hoode	C
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'For yonder I heare Sir Guyes horne blow	M
Itt blowes soe well in tyde	C
For yonder comes that wighty yeoman	E
Cladd in his capulll hyde	C
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Come hither thou good Sir Guy	S
Aske of me what thou wilt have '	-
'I'le none of thy gold ' sayes Robin Hood	C
'Nor I'le none of it have '	-
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'But now I have slaine the master ' he sayde	C
'Let me goe strike the knave	Q
This is all the reward I aske	S
Nor noe other will I have '	-
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'Thou art a madman ' said the shiriffe	Q
'Thou sholdest have had a knights fee	Q
Seeing thy asking hath beene soe badd	C
Well granted it shall be '	-
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But Litle John heard his master speake	S
Well he knew that was his steven	E
'now shall I be loset ' quoth Litle John	E
'With Christs might in heaven '	-
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But Robin hee hyed him towards Litle John	E
Hee thought hee wold loose him believe	Q
The sheriffe and all his companye	T
Fast after him did drive	Q
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'Stand abacke stand abacke ' sayd Robin	E
'Why draw you mee soe neere	C
Itt was never the use in our countrye	T
One's shrift another shold heere '	-
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But Robin pulled forth an Irysh kniffe	Q
And losed John hand and foote	C
And gave him Sir Guyes bow in his hand	C
And bade it be his boote	C
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But John tooke Guyes bow in his hand	C
His arrowes were rawstye by the roote	C
The sheriffe saw Litle John draw a bow	P
And fettle him to shoote	C
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Towards his house in Nott	C