Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Said Little John

DESCRIPTION: "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, said Little John, Come dance before the Queen, In a red petticoat and a green jacket, A white hose and a green."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1611 (Ravenscroft, Pammelia)
KEYWORDS: Robinhood royalty clothes dancing
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Chappell-PopularMusicOfTheOldenTime, pp.397-398, "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Said Little John" (1 short text, 1 tune)
NOTES [31 words]: There is no evidence that this is traditional, and it's certainly not a ballad, but it's old, and it's about Robin Hood, so I'm indexing it. Even if I have nothing to say about it. - RBW
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