"An aged female in Bermondsey, Surrey, from whose oral recitation the editor took down the present version, informed him, that she had often beard her grandmother sing it, and that it was never in print; but he has of late met witb several common stall copies."
Robin Hood and Little Jobn fall in with a pedlar. Little Jobn asks what goods he carries, and says he will have half his pack. The pedlar says he shall have tbe whole if be can make him give a perch of ground. They fight, and John cries Hold. Robin Hood undertakes the pedlar, and in turn cries Hold. Robin asks the pedlar's name. He will not give it till they have told theirs, and when they have so done says it still lies with him to tell or not. However, he is Gamble Gold, forced to flee his country for killing a man. If you are Gamble Gold, says Robin, you are my own cousin. They go to a tavern and dine and drink.
Stanzas 11, 12, 15 recall Robin Hood's Delight, No 136, 19, 20, 24; 13, 14 Robin Hood Revived, No 128, 17, 18. As remarked under No 128, this is a traditional variation of Robin Hood Revived.
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