Nic Jones - Jolly Bold Robber lyrics

Come all you young fellows that go out a-tippling I'd have you give attention and listen to me song I'll tell you a story of a jolly bold robber Seven feet high in proportion quite strong He's a-robbed Lawyer Morgan and Lady of Dawkings Five hundred bright guineas from each one of them And he spied a young sailor as he was a-riding And boldly as a lion he stepped up to him Deliver your money you jolly young sailor You've plenty of bulk in your pockets I see Oh yes says the sailor I have plenty of money While I have life then I've got none for thee I just left my shipping and I've taken my money And I'm bound for old England my friends for to see I've ninety bright guineas for to make my friends merry And I pray you jolly robber don't you take it from me So then the saucy bold struck the jolly young sailor Such a blow on the head as brought him to the ground Oh now says the sailor you have struck me quite heavy Now I'll endeavour to return it again So now they have stripped like lampkins and hay-skipped And they fought life for life like soldiers in field The ninety-seventh meeting it was completing And the saucy bold robber the sailor-boy has k**ed And says the jolly young sailor to the saucy bold robber I hope you won't lay any blame unto me But if I'd been the robber of ten hundred guineas I never would have stopped a poor sailor-boy like me