Turpin Hero

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Bold Turpin Hero is my name
And I from Dublin City came
It was my slight and nimble hand
That caused me to forsake my land.
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Oh rare Turpin hero
Oh rare Turpin-o!

2. On Hounslow Heath as I rode o’er
I spied a lawyer riding before
"Kind sir", said I, "Aren’t you afraid
Of Turpin that mischievous blade.
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3. The Turpin being so very cute
Said, "I've hid me money in me boot"
The Lawyer said, "There’s none can find
I’ve hid mine in me cape behind".
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4. As they rode by the powder mill
Turpin commands him to stand still
"Kind sir that cape I’ll now have off
Me mare she needs a saddle cloth".
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5. This made the lawyer very sad
To think he’d been so fairly had
But Turpin robbed him of his store
Because he knew he’d lie for more.
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