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The Ballad of Chevy Chase
Traditional English ballad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an English ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad 162 (Roud 223[1]). There are two extant ballads under this title, both of which narrate the same story. As ballads existed within oral tradition before being written down, other versions of this once-popular song also may have existed.
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Its tune has been used by other, unconnected songs.