In summer time, when leaves grow green,Down, a down, a down.And birds sing on every tree,Hey down, a down, a down.{190}Robin Hood went to Nottingham,Down, a down, a down.As fast as hee could dree.Hey down, a down, a down.And as hee came to Nottingham,A tinker he did meet,And seeing him a lusty blade,He did him kindly greet.Where dost thou live ? quoth Robin Hood,I pray thee now mee tell :Sad news I hear there is abroad,I fear all is not well.What is that news ? the tinker said,Tell mee without delay :I am a tinker by my trade,And do live at Banburà.As for the news, quoth Robin Hood,It is but as I hear,Two tinkers were set ith’ stocks,For drinking ale and ‘beer.’If that be all, the tinker he said,As I may say to you,Your news is not worth a f—t,Since that they all bee true.{191}For drinking good ale and ‘beer,’You will not lose your part.No, by my faith, quoth Robin Hood,I love it with all my heart.What news abroad ? quoth Robin Hood,Tell me what thou dost hear :Seeing thou goest from town to town,Some news thou need not fear.All the news I have, the tinker said,I hear it is for good,It is to seek a bold outlàw,Which they call Robin Hood.I have a warrand from the king,To take him where I can ;If you can tell me where hee is,I will make you a man.The king would give a hundred poundThat he could but him see ;And if wee can but now him get,It will serve thee and mee.Let me see that warrant, said Robin Hood,Ile see if it bee right ;And I will do the best I canFor to take him this night.{192}That will I not, the tinker said,None with it I will trust ;And where hee is if you’ll not tell,Take him by force I must.But Robin Hood perceiving wellHow then the game would go,“If you would go to Nottingham,We shall find him I know.”The tinker had a crab-tree staff,Which was both good and strong,Robin hee had a good strong blade ;So they went both along.And when they came to Nottingham,There they both tooke their inn ;And they called for ale and wine,To drink it was no sin.But ale and wine they drank so fast,That the tinker hee forgotWhat thing he was about to do ;It fell so to his lot,That, while the tinker fell asleep,‘Robin’ made haste294away,And left the tinker in the lurch,For the great shot to pay.{193}But when the tinker wakenèd,And saw that he was gone,He call’d then even for his host,And thus hee made his moan :I had a warrant from the king,Which might have done me good,That is to take a bold outlàw,Some call him Robin Hood :But now my warrant and mony’s gone,Nothing I have to pay ;And he that promis’d to be my friend,He is gone and fled away.That friend you tell on, said the host,They call him Robin Hood ;And when that first hee met with you,He ment you little good.“Had I but known it had been hee,When that I had him here,Th’ one of us should have tri’d our mightWhich should have paid full dear.In the mean time I will away,No longer here Ile bide,But I will go and seek him out,Whatever do me betide.{194}But one thing I would gladly know,What here I have to pay.”Ten shillings just, then said the host,“Ile pay without delay ;Or elce take here my working-bag,And my good hammer too ;And if that I light but on the knave,I will then soon pay you.”The onely way, then said the host,And not to stand in fear,Is to seek him among the parks,Killing of the kings deer.The tinker hee then went with speed,And made then no delay,Till he had found ‘bold’ Robin Hood,That they might have a fray.At last hee spy’d him in a park,Hunting then of the deer.What knave is that, quoth Robin Hood,That doth come mee so near ?No knave, no knave, the tinker said,And that you soon shall know ;Whether of us hath done any wrong,My crab-tree staff shall show.{195}Then Robin drew his gallant blade,Made then of trusty steel :But the tinker he laid on so fast,That he made Robin reel.Then Robins anger did arise,He fought right manfully,Until he had made the tinkèrAlmost then fit to fly.With that they had a bout again,They ply’d their weapons fast ;The tinker threshed his bones so sore,He made him yeeld at last.A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes,If thou wilt grant it mee.Before I do it, the tinker said,Ile hang thee on this tree.But the tinker looking him about,Robin his horn did blow ;Then came unto him Little John,And William Scadlock too.What is the matter, quoth Little John,You sit on th’ highway side ?“Here is a tinker that stands by,That hath paid well my hide.”{196}That tinker then, said Little John,Fain that blade I would see,And I would try what I could do,If hee’l do as much for me.But Robin hee then wish’d them bothThey should the quarrel cease,“That henceforth wee may bee as one,And ever live in peace.And for the jovial tinkers part,A hundred pounds Ile giveIn th’ year [for] to maintain him on,As long as he doth live.In manhood he is a mettled man,And a mettle man by trade ;Never thought I that any manShould have made mee so afraid.And if hee will bee one of us,Wee will take all one fare ;And whatsoever wee do getHe shall have his full share.”So the tinker was contentWith them to go along,And with them a part to take :And so I end my song.
In summer time, when leaves grow green,Down, a down, a down.And birds sing on every tree,Hey down, a down, a down.{190}Robin Hood went to Nottingham,Down, a down, a down.As fast as hee could dree.Hey down, a down, a down.And as hee came to Nottingham,A tinker he did meet,And seeing him a lusty blade,He did him kindly greet.Where dost thou live ? quoth Robin Hood,I pray thee now mee tell :Sad news I hear there is abroad,I fear all is not well.What is that news ? the tinker said,Tell mee without delay :I am a tinker by my trade,And do live at Banburà.As for the news, quoth Robin Hood,It is but as I hear,Two tinkers were set ith’ stocks,For drinking ale and ‘beer.’If that be all, the tinker he said,As I may say to you,Your news is not worth a f—t,Since that they all bee true.{191}For drinking good ale and ‘beer,’You will not lose your part.No, by my faith, quoth Robin Hood,I love it with all my heart.What news abroad ? quoth Robin Hood,Tell me what thou dost hear :Seeing thou goest from town to town,Some news thou need not fear.All the news I have, the tinker said,I hear it is for good,It is to seek a bold outlàw,Which they call Robin Hood.I have a warrand from the king,To take him where I can ;If you can tell me where hee is,I will make you a man.The king would give a hundred poundThat he could but him see ;And if wee can but now him get,It will serve thee and mee.Let me see that warrant, said Robin Hood,Ile see if it bee right ;And I will do the best I canFor to take him this night.{192}That will I not, the tinker said,None with it I will trust ;And where hee is if you’ll not tell,Take him by force I must.But Robin Hood perceiving wellHow then the game would go,“If you would go to Nottingham,We shall find him I know.”The tinker had a crab-tree staff,Which was both good and strong,Robin hee had a good strong blade ;So they went both along.And when they came to Nottingham,There they both tooke their inn ;And they called for ale and wine,To drink it was no sin.But ale and wine they drank so fast,That the tinker hee forgotWhat thing he was about to do ;It fell so to his lot,That, while the tinker fell asleep,‘Robin’ made haste294away,And left the tinker in the lurch,For the great shot to pay.{193}But when the tinker wakenèd,And saw that he was gone,He call’d then even for his host,And thus hee made his moan :I had a warrant from the king,Which might have done me good,That is to take a bold outlàw,Some call him Robin Hood :But now my warrant and mony’s gone,Nothing I have to pay ;And he that promis’d to be my friend,He is gone and fled away.That friend you tell on, said the host,They call him Robin Hood ;And when that first hee met with you,He ment you little good.“Had I but known it had been hee,When that I had him here,Th’ one of us should have tri’d our mightWhich should have paid full dear.In the mean time I will away,No longer here Ile bide,But I will go and seek him out,Whatever do me betide.{194}But one thing I would gladly know,What here I have to pay.”Ten shillings just, then said the host,“Ile pay without delay ;Or elce take here my working-bag,And my good hammer too ;And if that I light but on the knave,I will then soon pay you.”The onely way, then said the host,And not to stand in fear,Is to seek him among the parks,Killing of the kings deer.The tinker hee then went with speed,And made then no delay,Till he had found ‘bold’ Robin Hood,That they might have a fray.At last hee spy’d him in a park,Hunting then of the deer.What knave is that, quoth Robin Hood,That doth come mee so near ?No knave, no knave, the tinker said,And that you soon shall know ;Whether of us hath done any wrong,My crab-tree staff shall show.{195}Then Robin drew his gallant blade,Made then of trusty steel :But the tinker he laid on so fast,That he made Robin reel.Then Robins anger did arise,He fought right manfully,Until he had made the tinkèrAlmost then fit to fly.With that they had a bout again,They ply’d their weapons fast ;The tinker threshed his bones so sore,He made him yeeld at last.A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes,If thou wilt grant it mee.Before I do it, the tinker said,Ile hang thee on this tree.But the tinker looking him about,Robin his horn did blow ;Then came unto him Little John,And William Scadlock too.What is the matter, quoth Little John,You sit on th’ highway side ?“Here is a tinker that stands by,That hath paid well my hide.”{196}That tinker then, said Little John,Fain that blade I would see,And I would try what I could do,If hee’l do as much for me.But Robin hee then wish’d them bothThey should the quarrel cease,“That henceforth wee may bee as one,And ever live in peace.And for the jovial tinkers part,A hundred pounds Ile giveIn th’ year [for] to maintain him on,As long as he doth live.In manhood he is a mettled man,And a mettle man by trade ;Never thought I that any manShould have made mee so afraid.And if hee will bee one of us,Wee will take all one fare ;And whatsoever wee do getHe shall have his full share.”So the tinker was contentWith them to go along,And with them a part to take :And so I end my song.
In summer time, when leaves grow green,Down, a down, a down.And birds sing on every tree,Hey down, a down, a down.{190}Robin Hood went to Nottingham,Down, a down, a down.As fast as hee could dree.Hey down, a down, a down.
In summer time, when leaves grow green,
Down, a down, a down.
And birds sing on every tree,
Hey down, a down, a down.{190}
Robin Hood went to Nottingham,
Down, a down, a down.
As fast as hee could dree.
Hey down, a down, a down.
And as hee came to Nottingham,A tinker he did meet,And seeing him a lusty blade,He did him kindly greet.
And as hee came to Nottingham,
A tinker he did meet,
And seeing him a lusty blade,
He did him kindly greet.
Where dost thou live ? quoth Robin Hood,I pray thee now mee tell :Sad news I hear there is abroad,I fear all is not well.
Where dost thou live ? quoth Robin Hood,
I pray thee now mee tell :
Sad news I hear there is abroad,
I fear all is not well.
What is that news ? the tinker said,Tell mee without delay :I am a tinker by my trade,And do live at Banburà.
What is that news ? the tinker said,
Tell mee without delay :
I am a tinker by my trade,
And do live at Banburà.
As for the news, quoth Robin Hood,It is but as I hear,Two tinkers were set ith’ stocks,For drinking ale and ‘beer.’
As for the news, quoth Robin Hood,
It is but as I hear,
Two tinkers were set ith’ stocks,
For drinking ale and ‘beer.’
If that be all, the tinker he said,As I may say to you,Your news is not worth a f—t,Since that they all bee true.{191}
If that be all, the tinker he said,
As I may say to you,
Your news is not worth a f—t,
Since that they all bee true.{191}
For drinking good ale and ‘beer,’You will not lose your part.No, by my faith, quoth Robin Hood,I love it with all my heart.
For drinking good ale and ‘beer,’
You will not lose your part.
No, by my faith, quoth Robin Hood,
I love it with all my heart.
What news abroad ? quoth Robin Hood,Tell me what thou dost hear :Seeing thou goest from town to town,Some news thou need not fear.
What news abroad ? quoth Robin Hood,
Tell me what thou dost hear :
Seeing thou goest from town to town,
Some news thou need not fear.
All the news I have, the tinker said,I hear it is for good,It is to seek a bold outlàw,Which they call Robin Hood.
All the news I have, the tinker said,
I hear it is for good,
It is to seek a bold outlàw,
Which they call Robin Hood.
I have a warrand from the king,To take him where I can ;If you can tell me where hee is,I will make you a man.
I have a warrand from the king,
To take him where I can ;
If you can tell me where hee is,
I will make you a man.
The king would give a hundred poundThat he could but him see ;And if wee can but now him get,It will serve thee and mee.
The king would give a hundred pound
That he could but him see ;
And if wee can but now him get,
It will serve thee and mee.
Let me see that warrant, said Robin Hood,Ile see if it bee right ;And I will do the best I canFor to take him this night.{192}
Let me see that warrant, said Robin Hood,
Ile see if it bee right ;
And I will do the best I can
For to take him this night.{192}
That will I not, the tinker said,None with it I will trust ;And where hee is if you’ll not tell,Take him by force I must.
That will I not, the tinker said,
None with it I will trust ;
And where hee is if you’ll not tell,
Take him by force I must.
But Robin Hood perceiving wellHow then the game would go,“If you would go to Nottingham,We shall find him I know.”
But Robin Hood perceiving well
How then the game would go,
“If you would go to Nottingham,
We shall find him I know.”
The tinker had a crab-tree staff,Which was both good and strong,Robin hee had a good strong blade ;So they went both along.
The tinker had a crab-tree staff,
Which was both good and strong,
Robin hee had a good strong blade ;
So they went both along.
And when they came to Nottingham,There they both tooke their inn ;And they called for ale and wine,To drink it was no sin.
And when they came to Nottingham,
There they both tooke their inn ;
And they called for ale and wine,
To drink it was no sin.
But ale and wine they drank so fast,That the tinker hee forgotWhat thing he was about to do ;It fell so to his lot,
But ale and wine they drank so fast,
That the tinker hee forgot
What thing he was about to do ;
It fell so to his lot,
That, while the tinker fell asleep,‘Robin’ made haste294away,And left the tinker in the lurch,For the great shot to pay.{193}
That, while the tinker fell asleep,
‘Robin’ made haste294away,
And left the tinker in the lurch,
For the great shot to pay.{193}
But when the tinker wakenèd,And saw that he was gone,He call’d then even for his host,And thus hee made his moan :
But when the tinker wakenèd,
And saw that he was gone,
He call’d then even for his host,
And thus hee made his moan :
I had a warrant from the king,Which might have done me good,That is to take a bold outlàw,Some call him Robin Hood :
I had a warrant from the king,
Which might have done me good,
That is to take a bold outlàw,
Some call him Robin Hood :
But now my warrant and mony’s gone,Nothing I have to pay ;And he that promis’d to be my friend,He is gone and fled away.
But now my warrant and mony’s gone,
Nothing I have to pay ;
And he that promis’d to be my friend,
He is gone and fled away.
That friend you tell on, said the host,They call him Robin Hood ;And when that first hee met with you,He ment you little good.
That friend you tell on, said the host,
They call him Robin Hood ;
And when that first hee met with you,
He ment you little good.
“Had I but known it had been hee,When that I had him here,Th’ one of us should have tri’d our mightWhich should have paid full dear.
“Had I but known it had been hee,
When that I had him here,
Th’ one of us should have tri’d our might
Which should have paid full dear.
In the mean time I will away,No longer here Ile bide,But I will go and seek him out,Whatever do me betide.{194}
In the mean time I will away,
No longer here Ile bide,
But I will go and seek him out,
Whatever do me betide.{194}
But one thing I would gladly know,What here I have to pay.”Ten shillings just, then said the host,“Ile pay without delay ;
But one thing I would gladly know,
What here I have to pay.”
Ten shillings just, then said the host,
“Ile pay without delay ;
Or elce take here my working-bag,And my good hammer too ;And if that I light but on the knave,I will then soon pay you.”
Or elce take here my working-bag,
And my good hammer too ;
And if that I light but on the knave,
I will then soon pay you.”
The onely way, then said the host,And not to stand in fear,Is to seek him among the parks,Killing of the kings deer.
The onely way, then said the host,
And not to stand in fear,
Is to seek him among the parks,
Killing of the kings deer.
The tinker hee then went with speed,And made then no delay,Till he had found ‘bold’ Robin Hood,That they might have a fray.
The tinker hee then went with speed,
And made then no delay,
Till he had found ‘bold’ Robin Hood,
That they might have a fray.
At last hee spy’d him in a park,Hunting then of the deer.What knave is that, quoth Robin Hood,That doth come mee so near ?
At last hee spy’d him in a park,
Hunting then of the deer.
What knave is that, quoth Robin Hood,
That doth come mee so near ?
No knave, no knave, the tinker said,And that you soon shall know ;Whether of us hath done any wrong,My crab-tree staff shall show.{195}
No knave, no knave, the tinker said,
And that you soon shall know ;
Whether of us hath done any wrong,
My crab-tree staff shall show.{195}
Then Robin drew his gallant blade,Made then of trusty steel :But the tinker he laid on so fast,That he made Robin reel.
Then Robin drew his gallant blade,
Made then of trusty steel :
But the tinker he laid on so fast,
That he made Robin reel.
Then Robins anger did arise,He fought right manfully,Until he had made the tinkèrAlmost then fit to fly.
Then Robins anger did arise,
He fought right manfully,
Until he had made the tinkèr
Almost then fit to fly.
With that they had a bout again,They ply’d their weapons fast ;The tinker threshed his bones so sore,He made him yeeld at last.
With that they had a bout again,
They ply’d their weapons fast ;
The tinker threshed his bones so sore,
He made him yeeld at last.
A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes,If thou wilt grant it mee.Before I do it, the tinker said,Ile hang thee on this tree.
A boon, a boon, Robin hee cryes,
If thou wilt grant it mee.
Before I do it, the tinker said,
Ile hang thee on this tree.
But the tinker looking him about,Robin his horn did blow ;Then came unto him Little John,And William Scadlock too.
But the tinker looking him about,
Robin his horn did blow ;
Then came unto him Little John,
And William Scadlock too.
What is the matter, quoth Little John,You sit on th’ highway side ?“Here is a tinker that stands by,That hath paid well my hide.”{196}
What is the matter, quoth Little John,
You sit on th’ highway side ?
“Here is a tinker that stands by,
That hath paid well my hide.”{196}
That tinker then, said Little John,Fain that blade I would see,And I would try what I could do,If hee’l do as much for me.
That tinker then, said Little John,
Fain that blade I would see,
And I would try what I could do,
If hee’l do as much for me.
But Robin hee then wish’d them bothThey should the quarrel cease,“That henceforth wee may bee as one,And ever live in peace.
But Robin hee then wish’d them both
They should the quarrel cease,
“That henceforth wee may bee as one,
And ever live in peace.
And for the jovial tinkers part,A hundred pounds Ile giveIn th’ year [for] to maintain him on,As long as he doth live.
And for the jovial tinkers part,
A hundred pounds Ile give
In th’ year [for] to maintain him on,
As long as he doth live.
In manhood he is a mettled man,And a mettle man by trade ;Never thought I that any manShould have made mee so afraid.
In manhood he is a mettled man,
And a mettle man by trade ;
Never thought I that any man
Should have made mee so afraid.
And if hee will bee one of us,Wee will take all one fare ;And whatsoever wee do getHe shall have his full share.”
And if hee will bee one of us,
Wee will take all one fare ;
And whatsoever wee do get
He shall have his full share.”
So the tinker was contentWith them to go along,And with them a part to take :And so I end my song.
So the tinker was content
With them to go along,
And with them a part to take :
And so I end my song.