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

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Line	Bold Robin Hood : Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxon. - 1913-1916	Inglesham Christmas Play - 1840 to 1850
1.	how dirty your house is mrs
2.	let me sweep it up so decent and so clean
3.	all on this merry christmas time	i ll show you an activity this merry christmas time
4.	for i have a tanner a coming in
5.	and room he must have
6.	i am a tanner of noting hand	i am a tanner from nottingham
7.	long time i ve wrote my name bold rauthra band	my name is arthur o bran
8.	i with my long hook spike staff	with my long pikestaff on my shoulder so high
9.	so well i clear my way	as i go i clear the way
10.	by two or by three i made them to flee	by one two and three i make them to flee
11.	for i give them no leave for to stay	and give them no leave to stay
12.	as i was going across mesher wood	to see the forest of merry sherwood
13.	were the red deer which run there and here	1. to view the red deer that run here and there 2. to look to the deer that run here and there
14.	there i spied bold robin hood	it was there i espied robin hood
15.	as soon as bold robin hood he did me spy	as soon as bold robin gave me the spy
16.	some sport he thought for to make	he thought fine sport to make
17.	and thus out of hand he bid me to stand	he pulled out a wand and bid me to stand
18.	and thus unto he did speak	and thus unto me he did speak
19.	who art thou then bold fellow	hold who art thou thou bold fellow
20.	that reigns so boldly here	that reigns so boldly here
21.	by theself in the breath the looks like a thief	i swear by my brief thou look st like a thief
22.	come to steal our queen s deer	that art come to steal our king s deer
23.	thee bist not the keeper of this forest	and if thou art the keeper in this forest
24.	nor yet under any command	and hast such a great command
25.	thee must have more protectors in store	thou must have more for taking of store
26.	before the before the canst bid me to stand	before thou can st make me stand
27.	no more protectors in store	i have no more for taking of store
28.	no more have i any need	nor have i any need
29.	for i have a staff and another old craft	for here is my staff from another oaken graff
30.	sure to do the deed	and i m sure he ll do his deed
31.	speak clearly bold fellow	speak clear my good fellow
32.	give better terms unto me	and give better terms to me
33.	neither will i for thy neglect	for thee i correct and thy neglect
34.	i ll make the more manly	will make thee more manly
35.	by thee staff and the bow i care not a straw
36.	nor all the bow arrows to boot
37.	if thou get a knock all on the brow stock
38.	thou must just as well run as to shoot
39.	lets measure staffs bold fellow
40.	my staffs eight foot and a half knock down a calf
41.	i ll worn he ll knock down thee
42.	who s that coming over yonder hill	what little proud fellow is this coming down the hill
43.	little john bold robin hood to fight the for thy fill	that s little john my man who shall fight with thee thy fill
44.	what s the matter master	what s the matter then master
45.	pray unto me tell	i pray unto me tell
46.	i see thee stand with thee staff in thee hand	to see you stand your staff in hand
47.	i fear its all not well	i fear all is not well
48.	this tanner he stands he makes me to stand
49.	he s the tanner hood that stands by my side	this is a tanner that stands by my side
50.	he s a bonny blade in his masters trade	1. he is a bonny blade 2. like a master of his trade
51.	so well he a tanned me hide	even now he swore he d tan my hide
52.	the must be condemned bold fellow	he is to be commended
53.	if thou so feat to do	if he the deed can do
54.	if the lookst so stout thee and i ll have a bout	and if he is so stout he and i will have a bout
55.	and thee shalt tan my hide too	and then he can tan my hide too
56.	five pounds for a good doctor
57.	ten pounds for a good doctor if he was but here	four guineas or five pound if this noble doctor can be found
58.	doctor quick saddle thee horse and brush away
59.	hold my horse jack
60.	i got him fast by the tail
61.	he come i old doctor good
62.	must i command thee bold robin hood
63.	were cost thee come from
64.	from ome
65.	what canst thee do
66.	cure a jackdaw with the tooth ache	i can cure a magpie of a toothache
67.	how cost do that
68.	but his yud off
69.	and throw his body in the ditch	first i wrist off his head and throw his body in the ditch
70.	any body could do that
71.	i got a box of pills to cure all ills	i carry good pills to cure all ills past remedy and time to come
72.	i cured old jig me joles wife
73.	with the roomatis in neran of her elbows
74.	swelled up as big as the stom a to bacco pipes
75.	she died poor old souled that was nt my fault
76.	i can cure the itch the stitch the palsy and the ghout	i can cure the itch the pitch the molly grubs and the pimple pomples
77.	pains within pains without	all pains within and without
78.	and all the rantantorious boxes
79.	i can cure this man if he s not quite dead	i can cure this man or any other man if he s not quite dead
80.	if he ll rise up and take one of my pills	if she can rise up and crack one of these golden pills
81.	so little john rise up thy head
82.	i travelled through england through scotland and france	i ve travelled through ireland scotland and france
83.	know me little john lets have a english dance	rise up bold tanner and let s have a dance
84.	green sleeve and yellow lace
85.	four monkeys dance apace
86.	know here come i old beelzebub
87.	on me i cars me club
88.	in me hand dripping pan
89.	don t he think i m a jolly old man
90.	last christmas day i turned the spit
91.	i burned me finger i feels it hit
92.	the pot lid buat the ladel aye
93.	aye says the grid iron cant you to agree
94.	i m the justice bring hum to me
95.	in comes the fryin pan with his long tail
96.	and swer s if the cant agree i ll send hum all to jail

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

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