Oh Willie's tall and Willie's strong
And he is born of high degree
And he has gone to Earl Richard
To serve obediently
Earl Richard had one daughter dear
The fairest to be seen
And Willie fell in love with her
All in the garden green
Well the summer's night was warm and still
And brightly shone the moon
When Willie's met his sweetheart
In the garden all alone
Oh narrow is my gown Willie
That won't to be so wide
And gone is all my fair colour
That won't to be my pride
But if my father should find out
What's passed between us two
Before that he would eat or drink
He would hang you over that wall
But come up to my bower Willie
Just as the sun goes down
And catch me in your two strong arms
And let me not fall down
So when the sun was setting low
He has gone up to her bower
And by the pale light of the moon
Her window she looked over
All in that robe of red scarlet
She jumped fearless of harm
And Willie was tall and Willie was strong
He caught her in his arms
When night was done and day was come
And the light began to creep
Well up and rose the Earl Richard
From out of his drowsy sleep
Well I dreamed a dreadful dream last night
God grant it come to good
I dreamed I saw my daughter dear
Drowning in the flood
So he's called to him his servant men
By one by two by three
Oh what's become of my daughter dear
That she'll not come to me
Oh if she's been stolen away
Or taken from this hall
Well I'll make a vow and I'll keep it true
I'll hang you one and all
So they searched east and they searched west
And they searched up and down
They found her in the merry green wood
Nursing her bonny young son
Well he's taken the baby all in his arms
And kissed him tenderly
Saying although I would your father hang
Yet your mother is dear to me
He kissed him once he kissed him twice
My grandson I thee claim
And Robin Hood in the merry green wood
Oh that shall be your name
Where's many that sing of green green grass
And sing of golden corn
And there's many that sing of Robin Hood
Know not where he was born
Well it wasn't in the lofty hall
Nor in the painted bower
But it was in the merry green wood
All among the lily flowers
