My Son David- Stewart (Aberdeenshire) pre1955
From: Two Versions of "Edward"
Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Dec., 1955), pp. 252-253 (By courtesy of the School of Scottish Studies)
MY SON DAVID [SON DAVID] Sung by Margaret Stewart, Aberdeenshire; Recorded by Hamish Henderson; Transcribed by Francis Collinson
1. What's the blood is on your sword?
Hey son *David. Ho son David.
What is the blood is on your sword?
Is prom-ise tell me true.
2. That's the blood of my grey mare
Yes lady mother, hey lady mother
That's the blood of my grey mare
'cais she would not rule by me.
3. But that blood is far too clear
Hey son David, etc.
But that blood is far too clear
And promise tell me true.
4. That's the blood of my hawk and hound
Yes lady mother, Aye lady mother.
That's the blood of my hawk and hound
'cais it would not rule by me.
5. But that blood is far too clear
Hey son David, etc.
But that blood is far too clear
And promise tell me true.
6. That is the blood of my brother John
Yes lady mother, Aye lady mother,
That's the blood of my brother John
'cais he would not rule by me.
7. It was cast o'er a silly one,
Yes lady mother, etc.
It was cast o'er a silly one
When he drew his sword on me.
8. But I'll go away in a bottomless boat,
Yes lady mother, etc.
I'll go away in a bottomless boat
And a good scholar I'll come home.
9. When will you be back again?
Hey son David, etc.
When will you be back again?
Come promise tell me true.
10. When the sun and moon shall meet in (y)on glen
Yes lady mother, etc.
When the sun and moon shall meet in (y)on glen
And that will never be.
*Pronounced "Dah-vit".