Turpin Hero
On Hounslow Heath as I rode o'er
I spied a lawyer riding before
"Kind sir, you afraid of Turpin?
That mischievous blade?"
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Said Turpin he'd never find me here
I hid my money in my boot
The lawyer says no one can find
I hid my gold in my cape behind
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
As they were riding past the mill
Turpin commands him to stand still
He says your cloak I must cut off
My mare she needs a saddle cloth
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Turpin rode in search of prey
He spied a man on taxi-way
And boldly then bid him stand
Your gold he said I do demand
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
And Turpin then without remorse
He knocked him quite from off his horse
Left him on the ground to spall
While he rode off with his gold and all
Oh, rare Turpin, hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Turpin is condemned to die
To hang upon the gallows high
His legacy is a strong rope
For the shooting of a dung-hill cock
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
I spied a lawyer riding before
"Kind sir, you afraid of Turpin?
That mischievous blade?"
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Said Turpin he'd never find me here
I hid my money in my boot
The lawyer says no one can find
I hid my gold in my cape behind
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
As they were riding past the mill
Turpin commands him to stand still
He says your cloak I must cut off
My mare she needs a saddle cloth
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Turpin rode in search of prey
He spied a man on taxi-way
And boldly then bid him stand
Your gold he said I do demand
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
And Turpin then without remorse
He knocked him quite from off his horse
Left him on the ground to spall
While he rode off with his gold and all
Oh, rare Turpin, hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Turpin is condemned to die
To hang upon the gallows high
His legacy is a strong rope
For the shooting of a dung-hill cock
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
Oh, rare Turpin hero
Oh, rare Turpin, oh
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Writer(s): Phillip Collins
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