My Son- Richards (VA) 1918 Sharp M

My Son- Richards (VA) 1918 Sharp M

[My title. From English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians by Cecil Sharp/Karpeles 1932. Single stanza with music.

R. Matteson 2014]


M. [My Son] Sung by Mrs. FRANCES RICHARDS at St. Peter's School, Callaway, Va., Aug. 18, 1918.
Hexatonic (no 4th).

1. O what did you have for your supper, my son?
O what did you have for your supper, my beloved sweet one?
Sweet milk and parsnips; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick at my poor heart, and fain would lie down.