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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Edited by Francis James Child.

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114 JOHNIE COCK
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115 ROBYN AND GANDELEYN
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116 ADAM BELL, CLIM OF THE CLOUGH, AND WILLIAM OF CLOUDESLY
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117 A GEST OF ROBYN HODE
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118 ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE
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119 ROBIN HOOD AND THE MONK
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120 ROBIN HOOD'S DEATH
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121 ROBIN HOOD AND THE POTTER
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122 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER
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123 ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR
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124 THE JOLLY PINDER OF WAKEFIELD
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125 ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN
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126 ROBIN HOOD AND THE TANNER
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127 ROBIN HOOD AND THE TINKER
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128 ROBIN HOOD NEWLY REVIVED
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129 ROBIN HOOD AND THE PRINCE OF ARAGON
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130 ROBIN HOOD AND THE SCOTCHMAN
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131 ROBIN HOOD AND THE RANGER
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132 THE BOLD PEDLAR AND ROBIN HOOD
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133 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BEGGAR, I
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134 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BEGGAR, II
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135 ROBIN HOOD AND THE SHEPHERD
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136 ROBIN HOOD'S DELIGHT
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137 ROBIN HOOD AND THE PEDLARS
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138 ROBIN HOOD AND ALLEN A DALE
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139 ROBIN HOOD'S PROGRESS TO NOTTINGHAM
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140 ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THREE SQUIRES
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141 ROBIN HOOD RESCUING WILL STUTLY
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142 LITTLE JOHN A BEGGING
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143 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP
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144 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD
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145 ROBIN HOOD AND QUEEN KATHERINE
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146 ROBIN HOOD'S CHASE
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147 ROBIN HOOD'S GOLDEN PRIZE
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148 THE NOBLE FISHERMAN, OR, ROBIN HOOD'S PREFERMENT
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149 ROBIN HOOD'S BIRTH, BREEDING, VALOR AND MARRIAGE
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150 ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN
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151 THE KING'S DISGUISE, AND FRIENDSHIP WITH ROBIN HOOD
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152 ROBIN HOOD AND THE GOLDEN ARROW
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153 ROBIN HOOD AND THE VALIANT KNIGHT
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154 A TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD
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155 SIR HUGH, OR, THE JEW'S DAUGHTER
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20

THE ELFIN KNIGHT—L

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Notes and Queries, 1st S., vii, 8. Signed D.

1

My father gave me an acre of land,
Sing ivy, sing ivy
My father gave me an acre of land.
Sing green bush, holly and ivy

2

I ploughd it with a ram's horn.

3

I harrowd it with a bramble.

4

I sowd it with a pepper corn.

5

I reapd it with my penknife.

6

I carried it to the mill upon the cat's back.
[OMITTED]

7

I made a cake for all the king's men.
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