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<HEAD>Robin Hood's Delight: OR, A merry Combate fought again&s;t <HI>Robin Hood,</HI> little <HI>John</HI> and <HI>Will. Scarlet,</HI> and three &s;tout Keepers in <HI>Sherwood</HI> Forre&s;t.</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the Tune of, <HI>Robin Hood</HI> and <HI>Queen</HI> Katherine, <HI>or,</HI> Robin Hood <HI>and the Shepherd.</HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>THer's &s;ome will talk of Lords and Knights</L>
<L><HI>down a down a down,</HI></L>
<L>And &s;ome of Yeomen good,</L>
<L>But I will tell you of <HI>Will. Scarlet,</HI></L>
<L>Little <HI>John</HI> and <HI>Robin Hood.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They were Outlaws, as 'tis well known,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
<L>And men of a noble blood;</L>
<L>And many a time was their valour &s;hown</L>
<L>In the Forre&s;t of mercy <HI>Sherwood.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Vpon a time it chanced &s;o,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
<L>As <HI>Robin</HI> would have it be,</L>
<L>They all three would a walking go,</L>
<L>Some pa&s;time for to &s;ee.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And as they walkt the Forre&s;t along,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
<L>Vpon a Mid&s;ummer day,</L>
<L>There was he aware of three Forre&s;ters</L>
<L>Clad all in green array.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With brave long Faulchions by their &s;ides,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
<L>And Forre&s;t-Bills in hand,</L>
<L>They call'd aloud to tho&s;e Outlaws</L>
<L>And charged them to &s;tand.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Why who are you, cry'd bold <HI>Robin,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
<L>That &s;peaks &s;o boldly here?</L>
<L>We three belong to King <HI>Henry,</HI></L>
<L>And are Keepers of his Deer.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>THE Devil thou art &s;aid <HI>Robin Hood,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
<L>I am &s;ure it is not &s;o:</L>
<L>We be Keepers in this Forre&s;t,</L>
<L>And that you &s;oon &s;hall know.</L>
<L>Your Coats of green lay on the ground,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And &s;o will we all three,</L>
<L>And take your &s;words and bucklers round,</L>
<L>And try the Victory.</L>
<L>We be content the Keepers &s;aid,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>We be three and no le&s;s,</L>
<L>Then why &s;hould we of you be afraid,</L>
<L>And we never did tran&s;gre&s;s.</L>
<L>Why if you be the Keepers in this forre&s;t,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Then we be three Rangers good,</L>
<L>And we'l make you know before you do go</L>
<L>You met with bold <HI>Robin Hood.</HI></L>
<L>We be content thou bold Outlaw,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Our valour here to try,</L>
<L>And will make you know before we go,</L>
<L>We will fight before we will fly.</L>
<L>Then come draw your &s;words you bold Outlaws,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And no longer &s;tand to prate,</L>
<L>But let us try it out with blows,</L>
<L>For Cowards we do hate.</L>
<L>Here is one of us for <HI>Will. Scarlet,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And another for little <HI>John,</HI></L>
<L>And I my &s;elf for <HI>Robin Hood,</HI></L>
<L>Becau&s;e he is &s;tout and &s;trong.</L>
<L>So they fell to it full hardy and &s;ore,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It was on a Mid&s;ummers day,</L>
<L>From eight a clock till two and pa&s;t,</L>
<L>They all &s;hew'd gallant play.</L>
<L>There <HI>Robin</HI> and <HI>Will.</HI> and little <HI>John,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They fought mo&s;t manfully,</L>
<L>Till all their wind was &s;pend and gone,</L>
<L>Then <HI>Robin</HI> aloud did cry.</L>
<L>O hold, O hold, cries bold <HI>Robin,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>I &s;ee you be &s;tout men,</L>
<L>Let me blow one bla&s;t with my beagle horn,</L>
<L>Then i'le fight with you again.</L>
<L>That bargin is to make bold <HI>Robin Hood,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Therefore we it deny:</L>
<L>Though a bla&s;t upon thy beagle horn</L>
<L>Cannot make us fight nor flye.</L>
<L>Therefore fall on or el&s;e be gone,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>And yield to us the day,</L>
<L>It &s;hall never be &s;aid that we were afraid</L>
<L>Of thee nor thy Yeomen gay.</L>
<L>It that it be &s;o, cryes bold <HI>Robin,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let me but know your names,</L>
<L>And in the Forre&s;t of mercy <HI>Sherwood</HI></L>
<L>I &s;hall extoll your Fames.</L>
<L>And with our names one of them &s;aid,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What ha&s;t thou here to do?</L>
<L>Except that thou will fight it out,</L>
<L>Our names thou &s;halt not know.</L>
<L>We will fight no more, &s;ays bold <HI>Robin,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>You be men of valour &s;tout,</L>
<L>Come and go with me to <HI>Nottingham,</HI></L>
<L>And there we will fight it out.</L>
<L>With a Butt of Sack we will bang it out,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>To &s;ee who wins the day,</L>
<L>And for the co&s;t make you no doubt,</L>
<L>I have gold and money to pay.</L>
<L>And ever hereafter &s;o long as we live,</L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>We all will brethren be,</L>
<L>For I love tho&s;e men with heart and hand,</L>
<L>That will fight and never flee.</L>
<L>So a way they went to <HI>Nottingham,</HI></L>
<L><HI>down a</HI> &amp;c.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>With Sack to make amends,</L>
<L>For three days &s;pace they wine did cha&s;e,</L>
<L>And drank them&s;elves good friends,</L>
<L><HI>down a down a down a down.</HI></L>
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<P>Printed for <HI>William Thackery</HI> at the <HI>Angel</HI> in <HI>Duck lane.</HI></P>
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