The Tale of Robin Hood lyrics

Come near to me and I will tell the tale of Robin Hood. (Robin Hood, Robin Hood)1

I know he was a nobleman, was for the common good,

a man of the people and a hero to us all,

for he robbed from the rich, and he gave it to the poor.

Now, he was born at Locksley in the shire of Nottingham.2

Our story will begin when the boy became a man.

A master of the blade and bow, a horseman fine,

with an eye for the ladies and for music, food and wine.

Ah la la la, la la-la-la-la, ah la-la-la-la la la.

Ah la la la, la la-la-la-la.

With an eye for the ladies and for music, food and wine.

To Sherwood Forest a-hunting he would go,

and there with Guy of Gisborne vie with sword and bow.3

For everybody knew they were childhood friends.

A jealousy and envy would break them in the end.

In the end.

So now we join Robin on his wedding day,

and celebrate a union in which he had no say.

To Marian, his father would have him wed,4

to bring power and riches through the wedding bed.

Ah la la la, la la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la la la.

Ah la la la, la la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la la la.

Ah la la la, la la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la la la.

Ah la la la, la la-la-la-la.

To bring power and riches through the wedding bed.

1. Robin Hood.2. Locksley, Nottinghamshire, is a fictional place.3. Guy of Gisbourne4. Maid Marian