Lord Randal- Emma Schrader (IL) 1922 Tolman
[Single stanza with music from Traditional Texts and Tunes by Albert H. Tolman and Mary O. Eddy; The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 35, No. 138 (Oct. - Dec., 1922), pp. 335-432. There notes follow,
R. Matteson 2018]
The following air comes from Miss Emma Schrader, University of Chicago, "as I remember having heard my mother sing it, in Chebanse, Ill. It probably came from England with my grandparents, who came to America in 1845.
"Oh, where ha' you been, Lord Randal,my son?
And where ha' you been, Mr. handsome young man?"
"I ha been to the green-wood, Mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart, And I fain wad lie down."