The Traditional Children's Games of England Scotland
& Ireland In Dictionary Form - Volume 1

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HARK THE ROBBERS
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A hundred pounds will set you free,
Free, free, free; free, free, free; A hundred pounds will set you free, My fair lady.
We have not a hundred pounds,
Pounds, pounds, pounds ; pounds, pounds, pounds ; We have not a hundred pounds, My fair lady.
Then to prison you must go,
Go, go, go; go, go, go ; Then to prison you must go, My fair lady.
To prison we will not go,
Go, go, go; go, go, go ;
To prison we will not go,
My fair lady.
—Shipley, Horsham (Notes and Queries, 8th Series, i. 210, Miss Busk).
VI. See the robbers coming through,
Coming through, coming through, See the robbers coming through, A nice young lady.
Here's a prisoner we have got,
We have got, we have got, Here's a prisoner we have got,
A nice young lady.
How many pounds to set her free,
Set her free, set her free, How many pounds to set her free,
A nice young lady ?
A hundred pounds to set her free,
Set her free, set her free, A hundred pounds to set her free,
A nice young lady.