Thou shalt be the staff of my age;

‘Then grant me my boon, dear uncle,’ said Robin,

‘That Little John may be my page.’

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And he said, Kind cousin, I grant thee thy boon;

With all my heart, so let it be;

‘Then come hither, Little John,’ said Robin Hood,

‘Come hither, my page, unto me.

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‘Go fetch me my bow, my longest long bow,