Francis James Child

“ And the king did follow, with a hoop and a hallow,
But could not come him nigh.
Yet jolly Robin he passed along,
He [went] straight to Newcastle town,
And there stayed he hours two or three,
And then he for Berwick was gone.
When the king he did see how Robin did flee,
He was vexed wondrous sore;
With a hoop and a hallow he vowed to follow,
And take him, or never give ore.
'Come now, let's away,' then cries Little John,
'Let any man follow that dare ”