Translated by Doenniges, p. 203; Anastasius Grün, p. 113.
1
Come, gentlemen all, and listen a while,
Hey down down an a down
And a story I’le to you unfold;
I’le tell you how Robin Hood served the Bishop,
When he robbed him of his gold.
2
As it fell out on a sun-shining day,
When Phebus was in his prime,