Lord Ransom- Bronson (UT) 1947 Hubbard A
[From Ballads and Songs from Utah, Hubbard 1961, version B.
R. Matteson 2014]
A. "Lord Ransom." Sung by Mrs. Salley A. Hubbard of Salt Lake City, Feb. 7, 1947. She learned it from Henry Bronson, who often sang it when he was driving cattle.
"O where have you been, Lord Ransom, my son?
O where have you been, my own darling one?"
"I have been a-courting, mother; make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"O what did she give you, Lord Ransom, my son?
O what did she give you, my own darling one?"
"Fried fish and salt butter, mother; make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"What do you will to pretty Polly, Lord Ransom, my son?
What do you will to pretty Polly, my own darling one?"
"Hell fire and damnation, mother; make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"What do you will to your mother, Lord Ransom, my son?
What do you will to your mother, my own darling one?"
"I will my milch cows, mother; make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."