The tale of Robin Hood
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1. Come near to me and I will tell the tale of Robin Hood,
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and
though he was a noble man was for the common good.
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A man of the people, and a
hero to us all,
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for
he robbed from the rich, and he gave it to the poor.
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2. Now he was born a Loxley in the Shire of Nottingham,
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our
story will begin when the boy became a man.
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A master of the blade and bow,
a horseman fine,
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with
an eye for the ladies and for music, food and wine.
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Ah la la la la-da-da-da-da, ah
la la la da da-da !
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Ah la la la la-da-da-da-da,
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with an eye for the ladies
and for music, food and wine.
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3. To
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and
there with Guy of Gisbourne vie with sword and bow.
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For everybody knew they were
childhood friends,
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but
jealousy and envy would break them in the end.
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In the end.
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4. So now we join Robin on his wedding day
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and
celebrate a union in which, he had no say.
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To Marian his father would
have him wed
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to
bring power and riches through the wedding bed.
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Ah la la la la-da-da-da-da, ah
la la la da da-da !
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Ah la la la la-da-da-da-da, ah
la la la da da-da !
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Ah la la la la-da-da-da-da,
ah la la la da da-da !
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Ah la la la la-da-da-da-da,
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to bring power and riches
through the wedding bed.
(Chris de Burgh)