Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant

Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant (Roud 3856, Child 282), sometimes just called Jock the Leg, is an English-language folk ballad. The ballad tells of a merchant who defends himself from a thief. The story is similar to those of Robin Hood, except that the merchant does not join the band of thieves.

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