Robin Hood took the Bishop by the hand,
And bound him fast to a tree,
And made him to sing a mass, God wot,
To him and his yeomandrye.
XXII
Then Robin Hood brought him through the wood
And causèd the music to play,
And he made the Bishop to dance in his boots,
And they set him on ’s dapple-grey,
And they gave the tail within his hand—
And glad he could so get away!
[121. Robin Hood and Alan a Dale]
I
Come listen to me, you gallants so free,
All you that love mirth for to hear,
And I will you tell of a bold outlàw,
That lived in Nottinghamshire.
II
As Robin Hood in the forest stood,
All under the green-wood tree,
There was he ware of a brave young man,
As fine as fine might be.