Can anyone help me?

[chrissa1]

Can anyone tell me who wrote a song I remember from my school days. The first lines were,

"T'was in a blithe green wood
Lived a Hermit wise and good
And the folks from far and near"

I know it's a long shot, but it's driving me mad.

[kempie]

"Hope the Hermit"

Words by John Oxenford (1812-1877), set to the traditional tune, "Lady Frances Nevill's Delight" (mid-17th Century?)

http://www.folkinfo.org/songs/displaysong.php? songid=524

[no-knowledge]

i thought it was patrick mcginty's goat

[chrissa1]

Oh Kempie!! Thank you so much, you've made my night. You must be the same vintage as me. I wqs imeediately transported back to my school hall in my gym tunic and tie.

Nice one, No.knowledge.