Henery my Son- Mrs. Bond (Camb) 1904 Sharp MS
[My title, replacing the generic "Lord Rendal." From Sharp MSS., 353/480-81. Bronson 92.
R. Matteson 2018]
"Henery my Son." Sung by Mrs. Bond of Barrington, Cambridgeshire on August 23, 1904.
Where have you been to all the day, Henery my son?
Where have you been to all the day, you're a pretty one.
Out in the green fields, mother,
Out in the green fields, mother,
Make my bed quick I've a pain in my heart
And I wants to lie down, I wants to lie down.
What have you been eating of Henery my son?
What have you been eating of, my pretty one?
Eels mother, eels mother,
Make my bed quick, etc.
What will you leave your father, etc.
Land and houses, mother, etc.
What will you leave your mother, etc.
Goals and horses, mother, etc.
What will you leave your brother, etc.
Hen and chicken, etc.
What will you leave your sister, etc.
A rope to hang her, etc.