Jimmy Randolph- Shelton (NC) 1916- Sharp A
[My title. From English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians by Cecil Sharp/Campbell 1917. Also 1932 EFSSA Sharp/Karpeles.
R. Matteson 2014]
JIMMY RANDOLPH- Sung by Mrs. Dora Shelton at Allanstand, N. C, Aug. 2, 1916
Pentatonic. Mode 3.
1. What will you will to your father, Jimmy Randolph, my son?
What will you will to your father, my oldest dearest one?
My horses, my buggies, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lay down.
2 What you will to your brothers, Jimmy Randolph, my son?
What will you will to your brothers, my oldest dearest one?
My mules and wagons, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lay down.
3 What you will to your sisters, Jimmy Randolph, my son?
What will you will to your sisters, my oldest dearest one?
My gold and my silver, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick-hearted, and I want to lay down.