Ch. 81: SCENE II. Another part of the Forest

SCENE II. Another part of the Forest****

Enter Jaques and Lords, like foresters.

JAQUES.

Which is he that killed the deer?

FIRST LORD.

Sir, it was I.

JAQUES.

Let’s present him to the Duke, like a Roman conqueror, and it would do well to set the deer’s horns upon his head for a branch of victory. Have you no song, forester, for this purpose?

SECOND LORD.

Yes, sir.

JAQUES.

Sing it. ’Tis no matter how it be in tune, so it make noise enough.

SONG

SECOND LORD.

[_Sings_.]

What shall he have that killed the deer?

His leather skin and horns to wear.

Then sing him home:

[_The rest shall bear this burden_.]

Take thou no scorn to wear the horn.

It was a crest ere thou wast born.

Thy father’s father wore it

And thy father bore it.

The horn, the horn, the lusty horn

Is not a thing to laugh to scorn.

[_Exeunt. _]