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Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850
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Line	Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850	Bold Robin Hood : Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxon. - 1913-1916
1.	give room give room you gallants all and give me room to rhyme
2.	i ll show you an activity this merry christmas time	all on this merry christmas time
3.	an activity of youth an activity of age
4.	and such an activity you never saw before nor acted on a stage
5.	i am a tanner from nottingham	i am a tanner of noting hand
6.	my name is arthur o bran	long time i ve wrote my name bold rauthra band
7.	there s not a squire in hampshire
8.	that dares bid me to stand
9.	with my long pikestaff on my shoulder so high	i with my long hook spike staff
10.	as i go i clear the way	so well i clear my way
11.	by one two and three i make them to flee	by two or by three i made them to flee
12.	and give them no leave to stay	for i give them no leave for to stay
13.	as i walked forth one summer s morning
14.	to see the forest of merry sherwood	as i was going across mesher wood
15.	to view the red deer that run here and there	were the red deer which run there and here
16.	it was there i espied robin hood	there i spied bold robin hood
17.	as soon as bold robin gave me the spy	as soon as bold robin hood he did me spy
18.	he thought fine sport to make	some sport he thought for to make
19.	he pulled out a wand and bid me to stand	and thus out of hand he bid me to stand
20.	and thus unto me he did speak	and thus unto he did speak
21.	hold who art thou thou bold fellow	who art thou then bold fellow
22.	that reigns so boldly here	that reigns so boldly here
23.	i swear by my brief thou look st like a thief	by theself in the breath the looks like a thief
24.	that art come to steal our king s deer	come to steal our queen s deer
25.	i am the keeper of this forest
26.	the king he has put me in trust
27.	to look to the deer that run here and there	were the red deer which run there and here
28.	a stop thee bold fellow i must
29.	speak clear my good fellow	speak clearly bold fellow
30.	and give better terms to me	give better terms unto me
31.	for thee i correct and thy neglect	neither will i for thy neglect
32.	will make thee more manly	i ll make the more manly
33.	and if thou art the keeper in this forest	thee bist not the keeper of this forest
34.	and hast such a great command	nor yet under any command
35.	thou must have more for taking of store	thee must have more protectors in store
36.	before thou can st make me stand	before the before the canst bid me to stand
37.	i have no more for taking of store	no more protectors in store
38.	nor have i any need	no more have i any need
39.	for here is my staff from another oaken graff	for i have a staff and another old craft
40.	and i m sure he ll do his deed	sure to do the deed
41.	hold your hand hold your hand
42.	and let out quarrel fall
43.	or we may get our bones to smash
44.	and get no coin at all
45.	what little proud fellow is this coming down the hill	who s that coming over yonder hill
46.	that s little john my man who shall fight with thee thy fill	little john bold robin hood to fight the for thy fill
47.	what s the matter then master	what s the matter master
48.	i pray unto me tell	pray unto me tell
49.	to see you stand your staff in hand	i see thee stand with thee staff in thee hand
50.	i fear all is not well	i fear its all not well
51.	this is a tanner that stands by my side	he s the tanner hood that stands by my side
52.	he is a bonny blade	he s a bonny blade in his masters trade
53.	even now he swore he d tan my hide	so well he a tanned me hide
54.	like a master of his trade	he s a bonny blade in his masters trade
55.	he is to be commended	the must be condemned bold fellow
56.	if he the deed can do	if thou so feat to do
57.	and if he is so stout he and i will have a bout	if the lookst so stout thee and i ll have a bout
58.	and then he can tan my hide too	and thee shalt tan my hide too
59.	doctor doctor where bist thee
60.	the tanner s wounded in his knee
61.	doctor doctor play thy part
62.	the tanner s wounded in the heart
63.	four guineas or five pound if this noble doctor can be found	ten pounds for a good doctor if he was but here
64.	see sir comes this noble doctor i travel much at home
65.	i carry good pills to cure all ills past remedy and time to come	i got a box of pills to cure all ills
66.	i am this noble doctor
67.	with my courageous hand i can quickly purge the blood
68.	i can cure this man or any other man if he s not quite dead	i can cure this man if he s not quite dead
69.	if you were to bring me an old woman seven years dead seven years laid in her grave
70.	if she can rise up and crack one of these golden pills	if he ll rise up and take one of my pills
71.	in the bond i ll be bound of fifty pound her life to quickly save
72.	you must not think i go about as rag shag quack doctors do
73.	rather to cure than kill
74.	i go about for the good of my country
75.	rather kill than cure
76.	i can cure the itch the pitch the molly grubs and the pimple pomples	i can cure the itch the stitch the palsy and the ghout
77.	all pains within and without	pains within pains without
78.	mend a bee s broken sting
79.	or a gnatfly s wing
80.	and charm away shingles and gout
81.	break your neck and i ll set it again
82.	i charge you nothing for the pain
83.	horses i cure bulls poultry or pigs
84.	they give me the name of mr cleverlegs
85.	i ve travelled through ireland scotland and france	i travelled through england through scotland and france
86.	rise up bold tanner and let s have a dance	know me little john lets have a english dance
87.	they tell me there s the grandest man goes tramping about
88.	by the name of jack vinney
89.	my name s not jack vinney
90.	my name s mr vinney a man of great respect and property
91.	could do more than you or any other man
92.	i wonder what you can do then
93.	i can cure a magpie of a toothache	cure a jackdaw with the tooth ache
94.	very clever bit john but i never knew a magpie with the toothache yet
95.	first i wrist off his head and throw his body in the ditch	and throw his body in the ditch
96.	he never has the toothache again
97.	as i was walking down street this morning
98.	i hitched my toe in a whimble straw
99.	fell over a barn
100.	and saw a pig sty thatched with candlesticks
101.	i knocked at the maid and the door came out
102.	and she asked me if i could drink a crust of bread and cheese
103.	and eat a cup of ale
104.	and i said no thank you if you please miss
105.	after that i fell in love with her and i said
106.	suppose that i should marry you my pretty fair maid
107.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
108.	please yourself and that you may kind sir she quickly said
109.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair
110.	what should you do for wedding clothes my pretty fair maid
111.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
112.	i ll cut my holland milking smock
113.	and that will make a pretty frock
114.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair
115.	suppose that i should run away my pretty fair maid
116.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
117.	of curds and cream i should not lack
118.	my sand red cow would call you back
119.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair
120.	suppose i shouldn t marry you my pretty fair maid
121.	with your red rosy cheeks and your coal black hair
122.	you can wait until you re asked kind sir this maiden said
123.	it s rolling in the dew makes the milkmaid so fair

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Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850versusBold Robin Hood : Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxon. - 1913-1916

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Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850
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