Whereever he came, they quak’d at his name,
For soon he would make them to fly.
How they came acquainted, I’ll tell you in brief,
If you would but listen awhile ;
For this very jest, among all the rest,
I think it may cause you to smile.
For Robin Hood said to his jolly bowmèn,
Pray tarry you here in this grove ;
And see that you all observe well my call,
While thorough the forest I rove.