The highwayman shouted and begg'd him to stay,
But the boy would not hear him so kept on his way,
And to his old master the whole he did bring,
Horse, saddle, and bridle, a very fine thing.
The master he came to the door and said thus:—
"What the deuce! has my cow turned into a horse?"
"Oh, no, canny master, your cow I have sold,
But was robbed on the road by a highwayman bold.
"My money I strewed about on the ground,
For to take it up the rogue lighted down,