Within and out, in and out, round as a ball, With hither and thither, as straight as a line, With lily, germander and sops-in-wine. With sweet-brier, And bon-fire, And strawberry wire, And columbine. When Saturn did live, there lived no poor, The king and the beggar with roots did dine, With lily, germander and sops-in-wine. With sweet-brier, And bon-fire, And strawberry wire, And columbine. The maid, seeing him bare in clothes, pitied him, and against the next night provided him a waistcoat. Robin, coming the next night to work, as he did before, espied the waistcoat, whereat he started and said-- Because thou lay'st me, himpen, hampen,[6] I will neither bolt nor stampen; 'Tis not your garments new or old That Robin loves: I feel no cold. Had you left me milk or cream, You should have had a pleasing dream: Because you left no drop or crumb, Robin never more will come. So went he away laughing, _ho, ho, hoh!_ The maid was much grieved and discontented at his anger: for ever after she was fain to do her work herself without the help of Robin Good-fellow. HOW ROBIN GOOD-FELLOW LED A COMPANY OF FELLOWS OUT OF THEIR WAY A company of young men having been making merry with their sweethearts, were at their coming home to come over a heath. Robin Good-fellow, knowing of it, met them, and to make some pastime, he led them up and down the heath a whole night, so that they could not get out of it; for he went before them in the shape of a walking fire, which they all saw and followed till the day did appear: then Robin left them, and at his departure spake these words-- Get you home, you merry lads! Tell your mammies and your dads, And all those that news desire, How you saw a walking fire. Wenches, that do smile and lisp Use to call me Willy Wisp. If that you but weary he, It is sport alone for me. Away: unto your houses go And I'll go laughing _ho, ho, hoh!_ The fellows were glad that he was gone, for they were all in a great fear that he would have done them some mischief. HOW ROBIN GOOD-FELLOW SERVED A LECHEROUS GALLANT