Prince John:
How does an thieving, outlaw
Green-clad man of the people
Dropped in the middle of a Nottingham
Forest called Sherwood
Championing everyone in England
From peasant lads to pages
Become the great folk hero of the Middle Ages?
Little John:
The young archer
To-the-beat-of-his-own-drummer-marcher
Got a lot greater
By shooting a lot straighter
By being a lot braver
By being a misbehaver
By twenty-five
The villagers had welcomed him as their savior
Friar Tuck:
And every day while crusades were being waged
Thousands of miles away
And taxes were getting higher
He knew he had to keep his countrymen from starving
The yeoman stole from the rich
And gave to the downtrodden.
Allan a Dale:
Then Prince John's reign came
And oh, it was a shame
Our man saw his nation drip, dripping down the drain
Put an arrow to his bowstring
Connected it to his brain
And he hit his targets plain
A testament to his aim
Sheriff:
Well, the word got around
They said "This kid is insane, man"
Put a price upon his head
From England to the mainland
He found men that he would die for
And for him they'd do the same
And the world's gonna know his name
What's your name, man?
Robin:
Robin Hood of Nottingham
My name is Robin Hood of Nottingham
And there are none more outlawed than I am
But that's my fate, that's my fate
Marian:
One day Prince John organized a shooting contest
Hoping to lure Robin into the hornets' nest
He came in disguise and he won first prize
Company:
You shoulda seen the look in Prince John's eyes.
Will Scarlet:
Helped out Allan a Dale
Helped him get hitched to his bride
Filled our Robin with the truest pride
Something new inside
A voice saying
Company:
Robin, you gotta fight for your folk
Will Scarlet:
He started feeding the needy
Keeping them from going broke
Much:
The paupers would've been screwed
If it weren't for him and Will Stute-ly
They would've been dead or destitute
Without our Robin's contributions - he
Was robbing, lobbing arrows
At ev'ry earl, duke and lord
Giving to the peasants
All the things that they couldn't afford
Company:
Scamming
Much:
For all of the gold he can get his hands on
Company:
Handing
Much:
It all over, and he still can find time for romance
Till King Richard comes home
Robin has a new plan
In Sherwood you could be a good man
Company:
In Sherwood you could be a good man
In Sherwood you could be a good man
In Sherwood you could be a good man
In Sherwood - Sherwood!
Robin:
That's my fate!
Company:
Robin Hood of Nottingham
We are waiting in the wings for you
You could never back down
We loved you for your life of crime
Oh, Robin Hood of Nottingham
When the minstrels sing for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know how you played the game?
England will never be the same, oh
Prince John:
His grave is in the abbey now,
See if you can spot him
After all that danger
It was leeches fin'ly got him
His enemies destroyed his rep
But England ne'er forgot him
Merry Men, Guy, Sheriff & Prince John:
We fought with him.
Villagers:
We relied on him.
King Richard:
Me, I pardoned him.
Marian:
Me, I loved him.
Prioress:
And me, I'm the damn fool that bled him.
Robin:
There are none more outlawed than I am
But that's my fate…
Prince John:
What's your name, man?
Company:
Robin Hood of Nottingham!