Cobbold Valentine 23 - Robin Hood
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Cobbold Valentine 23 - Robin Hood
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Transcription:
Away to the Bow’r cries Robin Hood
To the festive board away
For the noblest Ha[r]t in merry Sherwood
Maid Marion has pierc[’d] today
[Ah] Robin these are idle sounds
Replies Saint Valentine
For the noblest Heart in England bounds
Is pierc’d by a [Vot’ry] of mine
And who is this [Vot’ry] Saint of thine
That can choose and shoot so true
For a better shot than Marion fine
Quoth Robin I never knew.
Said the Saint I may not tell her name
But I’ll venture a Hint at least
This Billet is sent to her and the same
Bids prepare for a wedding feast