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The Royal Forester
Bedlam
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I am the forester of this land
As ye may plainly see
It's the mantle of your maidenhead
That I would have from thee
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
He's taken her by the milk white hand
And by the laylen sleeve
He's lain her down upon her back
And asked no mans leave
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
Now since you've lain down young man
You must take me up again
And since you've had your will of me
Come tell to me your name
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
Some call me Jim, some call me John
Begat it's all the same
But when I'm in the kings high court Willian is me name
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
She being a good scholar
She spelt it o'er again
Willian is a latin word but Willie is your name
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
And when he heard his name pronounced
He mounted his high horse
She's belted up her petticoat
And followed we all her force
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
He rode and she ran a long summers day
Until they came to the river
That's commonly called the Tay
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
The water is too deep my love
I'm afraid you cannot wade
But afore he he ridden his horse well in
She was on the other side
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
She went up to the kings high door
She knocked and she went in
Said "one of your chancellors had robbed me
And he's robbbed me right and clean"
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
"Has he robbed you of your mantle
Has he robbed you of your ring"
"No he's robbed me of my maidenhead
And another I cannot find"
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
"Then if he be a married man
Hanged he shall be
And if be be a single man
He shall marry thee"
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
This couple they got married
They live in huntley town
She the earl of airleys daughter
And he's the blacksmiths son
With me riverty ruverty ride noruverty ride noruverty en
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