Royal Forester - Steeleye Span

I am a forester of this land

As you may plainly see

It's the mantle of your maidenhead

That I would have from thee

He's taken her by the milk white hand

And by the leylan sleeve

He's lain her down upon her back

And asked no man's leave

Now since you've lain me down young man

You must take me up again

And since you've had your wills of me

Come tell to me your name

Some call me Jim, some call me John

Begad, it's all the same

But when I'm in the king's high court

Erwilian is my name

She being a good scholar

She's spelt it o'er again

Erwilian, that's a Latin word

But Willy is your name

Now when he heard his name pronounced

He mounted his high horse

She's belted up her petticoat

And followed with all her force

He rode and she ran

A long summer day

Until they came by the river

That's commonly called the Tay

The water, it's too deep, my love

I'm afraid you cannot wade

But afore he'd ridden his horse well in

She was on the other side

She went up to the king's high door

She knocked and she went in

Said, "One of your chancellor's robbed me

And he's robbed me right and clean"

Has he robbed you of your mantle?

Has he robbed you of your ring?

No, he's robbed me of my maidenhead

And another I can't find

If he be a married man

Then hanged he shall be

And if he be a single man

He shall marry thee?

This couple, they got married

They live in Huntley town

She's the Earl of Airlie's daughter

And he's the blacksmith's son