Robin Hood / A collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads, now extant, relative to that celebrated English outlaw. To which are prefixed historical anecdotes of his life.

by Unknown

The bishop of Hereford was to come by,

With all his company.

Come, kill [me] a ven’son, said bold Robin Hood,

Come, kill me a good fat deer,

The bishop of Hereford is to dine with me to-day,

And he shall pay well for his cheer.

We’ll kill a fat ven’son, said bold Robin Hood,

And dress it by the highway side ;

And we will watch the bishop narrowly,

Lest some other way he should ride.