Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song

Subject: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Mar 20 - 04:19 AM

Hello, everyone.
When I was in school in the mid-2000s, we would read stories about old folk legends. One of them was apparently a story that was "inspired" or "similar" to the legend of Robin Hood. That story came accompanied with a song.

My memory is blurry about the contents of the story, all I know is that it involved a Robin Hood-esque figure, star crossed lovers, and the song itself. All I remember is the melody and a line from the chorus of the song which went:
"Cast his shadow in the moonlight,
.... in the moonlight,
.... by the moonlight."
I put periods in between the verses because I don't recall exactly the lyrics to them, but I'm 70% sure the first line is correct.

It had a strong old English/Celtic folk sound to it. The closest song I can compare it to is Scarborough Fair.

This is all I know, I'm not sure if I'll ever find it but it's been stuck in my head all night and I'm very curious if I could find any leads to what this song/story/tune is.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: SqueezeMe
Date: 28 Mar 20 - 07:44 AM

Both Australia and New Zealand had bushrangers known as Captain Moonlight. Quite a few songs, old and modern, exist. Maybe a search of Youtube will give you a match?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 28 Mar 20 - 07:58 AM

I don't suppose we're thinking of The Highwayman, poem by Alfred Noyes, put to music by several people, with the lines Wait for me by moonlight/Watch for me by moonlight/And I'll come to thee by moonlight/Though Hell should bar the way.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Mar 20 - 08:19 AM

I found it, this was it!
Thank you so much, I recognized it immediately! It's amazing to hear this again, the poem stuck out so much that even now it crypt back to me 20 years later. What an amazing poem.
I can't thank the both of you more, this is amazing.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: Joe Offer
Date: 30 Mar 20 - 09:30 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: Jeri
Date: 30 Mar 20 - 09:39 PM

Why, Joe? They found the song.
(Ive heard other musical settings of the Noyes poem, but none as good, IMO, as McKennitt's.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: A Robin Hood-inspired 'Moonlight' song
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 30 Mar 20 - 09:46 PM

It was blocked for some countries. If that's the case for you--whoever you are--try this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gZOSQN1hmM