Chris De Burgh - The Tale of Robin Hood Lyrics

Come near to me and I will tell the tale of Robin Hood,
And though he was a Nobleman was for the common good,
A man of the people and a hero to us all,
For he robbed from the rich and he gave it to the poor

Now he was born a Loxley in the Shire of Nottingham,
Our story will begin when the boy became a man,
A master of the blade and bow, a horseman fine,
With an eye for the ladies and for music, food and wine

Ah lalala....

With an eye for the ladies and for music, food and wine
To Sherwood Forest a-hunting he would go,
And there with Guy of Gisbourne, vie with sword and bow,
For everybody knew they were childhood friends,
But jealousy and envy would break them in the end,
In the end

So now we join Robin on his wedding day,
And celebrate a union in which he had no say,
To Marian his father would have him wed,
To bring power and riches through the wedding bed

Ah lalala...
Ah lalala...

To bring power and riches through the wedding bed