Francis James Child

“ Robin Hood pulld off the bishops coat,
And put it upon Little John;
'By the faith of my body,' then Robin said,
This cloath doth make thee a man.'
When Little John went into the quire,
The people began for to laugh;
He askt them seven times in the church,
Least three times should not be enough. ”

“ And he that doth take her from Allin a Dale
Full dearly he shall her buy.
And thus having ended this merry wedding,
The bride lookt as fresh as a queen,
And so they returnd to the merry green wood,
Amongst the leaves so green. ”