Dear Adel, My Son- Vinton (CA) 1938 Cowell REC
[From: Library of Congress: Archive of American Folk Culture 3814 B2. Sung by George Vinton, San Jose, California , collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1938.
Vinton sings it twice; the second time he sings the first verse again and then adds the "What'll you will to your mother" verse. Listen: http://www.loc.gov/item/afccc.a3814b2
R. Matteson 2014]
Dear Adel- Sung by George Vinton, San Jose, California , collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1938.
Where have you been, dear Adel my son,
Where have you been, my darling sweet one?"
"Oh, I've been out courting, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick at my heart and I wish to lie down."
"What'll you will to your father dear Adel my son,
What'll you will to your father, my darling sweet one?"
"Oh, houses and land, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick at my heart and I wish to lie down."
"What'll you will to your mother dear Adel my son,
What'll you will to your mother my darling sweet one?"
"Oh, chests full of gold, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick at my heart mother and I want to lie down."