John Rounders My Son- Jenkins (AR) 1958 Parler
[From Ozark Folksong Collection; Reel 350, Item 7. Collected by M.C. Parler.
R. Matteson 2014]
John Rounders My Son- Sung by Joyce Jenkins, Helena, Ark., August 1958
Where have you been riding, John Rounders my son?
Where have you been riding, my darling sweet one?
Oh I've been a-courting, Mother fix my bed soon
I'm sick at my heart and I want to lie down.
Have you had any supper? [continue as in stanza 1]
A cup of cold coffee.
What'll you leave to your father?
My horse and my my saddle.
What'll you leave to your mother?
My watch and my ring.
What'll you leave to your brother?
My gun and my holster.
What'll you leave to your sweetheart?
Forty blue blazes go scorch her brow brown
For she is the one that's caused me all this misery.