Our Amsterdam troubadour on Java croons his way through a new, self-composed ballad about Errol Flynn as Robin Hood .... <br /> <br />THE BALLAD OF ROBIN HOOD <br /> <br />NO MATTER HOW FAR I’VE TRAVELLED <br />SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW <br />DISHEVELLED AND UNRAVELLED <br />SHOOTING ARROWS WITHOUT A BOW <br /> <br />TOO LATE TO PLAY THE HERO <br />AND FENCE LIKE ERROL FLYNN <br />I GUESS IT’S BACK TO ZERO <br />WONTCHA PITY THE STATE I’M IN <br /> <br />REGARDLESS OF MY EFFORTS <br />TO FIND THAT PRECIOUS PEARL <br />SOME SUGGESTED I HAD BETTER <br />RESORT TO LADIES WHO MERELY TWIRL <br /> <br />AROUND THE CLOCK TILL DAWN BREAKS <br />AND IT’S TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE <br />LEAVING ME WITH HEARTACHES <br />“TI AMO” WAS NOTHING BUT A LIE <br /> <br />SO I’LL KEEP ROAMING ‘CROSS ALPINE MOUNTAINS <br />THROUGH DARK FORESTS AND FAR-FLUNG LANDS <br />YEARNING TO MEET THAT PRINCESS <br />WHO MIGHT CARESS ME WITH DAINTY HANDS <br /> <br />AND WHEN I ASK HER NAME <br />SHE’S BOUND TO WHISPER “MARIAN” <br />WE’LL CROSS THE BRIDGE <br />BEFORE OUR FOUR-LEAF CLOVER’S CAST <br />AND LITTLE JOHN WILL LET THE BETTER MAN PASS <br /> <br />NO MATTER HOW FAR I’LL TRAVEL <br />SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW <br />I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER <br />LOVE WHO’LL FIT LIKE HAND-IN-GLOVE <br /> <br />TOO LATE TO PLAY THE HERO <br />AND FENCE LIKE ERROL FLYNN <br />I GUESS IT’S BACK TO ZERO <br />DONTCHA ENVY THE GILDED CAGE I’M IN ... <br /> <br />Non-monetized music video for entertainment purposes only! Music & Lyrics, Vocals & Guitar by Frankie Paradiso 2014.
