ROBIN HOODS MURDER
She saw the blood so bright so red,
she left the room and locked the door,
The blood it flowed so bright and red,
the blood it flowed so thick and fast.
At first it flowed the thick, thick blood,
and then the blood began to thin,
it bled all day and through the night,
till noon next day, it was not right.
He then thought of his bugle horn,
which to his knee was hung down low;
he set his horn unto his mouth,
and blew three times the sound was poor.
The notes were weak but Little John,
beneath a tree had heard the song,
he rushed towards the sound I fear,
my master Robin’s end is near.
Little John to Kirklees has gone,
running, his master to be near,
when he to Kirkley-Hall arrived,
his master for to see alive.
He broke the locks one two or three,
his master thinking to set free,
when Robin he himself did find,
upon his knees he sadly fell.
Good friend he cried good friend,
I beg thee master mine,
what is that my good friend,
quoth Robin Hood to him.
What do you beg of me,
It is cried Little John,
to burn the Kirkley-Hall,
and all their nunnery.
I never hurt a maid,
in all my life so fair,
nor at my end will I,
they are a treasure rare.
Put bow within my hand,
an arrow I’ll let flee,
where ere my arrow falls,
then there my grave shall be.
Lay me a green sod under my head
another at my feet,
my best bow beside me place
for truly t’was my music sweet,
and make my grave of gravel and green
which is most right and meet,
give me length and breadth to lie
so they will say when I am dead,
HERE LIES BOLD ROBIN HOOD MY FRIEND
HERE LIES BOLD ROBIN HOOD
Hey down a derry derry down.”
