The amorous King John
Took by ungentlemanly force
The woodcutter’s daughter
And put her upon his horse
Taking her from Albury village
To a place called the silent pool
The girl, scared and crying
Prayed his ardour would cool
But he pressed his intent upon her
So into the dark lake she fled
Mounted, he drove her ever deeper
Until the poor girl was dead
Now on the silent pool at midnight
The maiden can be seen there
Where the amorous King John
Did drown the life from her
The amorous King John
Took by ungentlemanly force
The woodcutter’s daughter
And put her upon his horse
He took her from Albury village
To a place called the silent pool
The girl scared and crying
Prayed the Kings ardour had cooled
He pressed his intent upon her
So, into the dark lake she fled
From his horse he drove her ever deeper
Until the poor girl was dead
Now on the silent pool at midnight
The maiden can be seen there
Where the amorous King John
Did drown the life from her
The amorous King John
Took by ungentlemanly force
The woodcutter’s daughter
And put her upon his horse
Taking her from Albury village
To a place called the silent pool
The girl, scared and crying
Prayed his ardour would cool
But he pressed his intent upon her
So into the dark lake she fled
Mounted, he drove her ever deeper
Until the poor girl was dead
Now on the silent pool at midnight
The maiden can be seen there
Where the amorous King John
Did drown the life from her
In old Nottingham
Shire in days of yore
There comes a tale
Of old folk lore
A tale of outlaws
And an
evil prince
A well-known story
Told often since
About outlaws living
In
the Greenwood
Who were ably led
By
Robbie the Hood
With Little Johnson
And
Friar Touch
William Scarletti
And
young Mad Much
Also Alan Airedale
The minstrel
man
And Robbie’s girl
The
fair Marian
The foe against whom
Their wits were pitted
Was the evil Prince
John the half-witted
The prince’s allies were
Jonathon Starless
And the odious villain
William the Friendless
A classic story of
Right against might
But what was it
That started the fight
According to legend
This
was the cause
While big king dick
Was away at the wars
Killing foreigners and
That
kind of thing
Prince john had his eye
On
becoming the king
The truth to tell
Is
simpler than that
What started the fight
Was
gossip and chat
The question was
Was
her virtue laid?
And is Maid Marian
Any
longer a maid
