Put on, put on, my wighty men, Sae fast as ye can drie!
A second FYT of the wighty yeomen, Another I will you tell.
Now come with me, thou wighty yeoman, And Robin thou soon shalt see: But first let us some pastime find Under the greenwood tree.
Yonder I hear sir Guy's horn blow, It blows so well in tide, And yonder comes that wighty yeoman, Clad in his capull hide.
My horse would have borne thee well enough, But he knew not of thy cow-hide.
Gramercy for nothing, the tanner replied, Thou payest no fare of mine: I trow I've more nobles in my purse, Than thou hast pence in thine.
The second shoote had the wighty yeman, He shot within the garland: But Robin he shott far better than hee, For he clave the good pricke-wande.
Now come with me, thou wighty yeman, And Robin thou soone shalt see: But first let us some pastime find Under the greenwood tree.
Put on, put on, my wighty men, As fast as ye can drie; For he that is hindmost of the thrang Shall ne'er get gude of me!
Put on, put on, my wighty {15} men, As fast as ye can gae.
All this beheard three wighty yeomen, Twas Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John: With that they espy'd the jolly Pindar As he sate under a thorne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wighty" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
