Jimmy Randal- Sands (NC) 1916- Sharp B
[My title. From English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians by Cecil Sharp/Campbell 1917. Also 1932 EFSSA Sharp/Karpeles.
R. Matteson 2014]
JIMMY RANDAL
1. What did you eat for supper, Jimmy Randal, my son?
What did you eat for supper, my own dearest one?
Cold poison, cold poultry, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lie down.
2 What will you will to your mother, Jimmy Randal, my son?
What will you will to your mother, my own dearest one?
My gold and my silver, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lie down.
3 What will you will to your father Jimmy Randal, my son?
What will you will to your father, my own dearest one?
My mules and my wagons, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lie down.
4 What will you will to your sister, Jimmy Randal, my son?
What will you will to your sister, my own dearest one?
My land and my houses, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lie down.
5 What will you will to your brothers, Jimmy Randal, my son?
What will you will to your brothers, my own dearest one?
My trunks and my clothing, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lie down.
6 What will you will to your sweetheart Jimmy Randal, my son?
What will you will to your sweetheart my own dearest one?
Two tushes bulrushes and them both parched brown,
For she is the cause of my lying down.