O Randal- Dunagan (KY) 1917 Sharp F
[My title. From English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians by Cecil Sharp/Karpeles 1932.
R. Matteson 2014]
O RANDAL- Mrs. Margaret Dunagan at St. Herlen's Lee Co., Ky on Sept. 9, 1917.
1. O where did you stay last night, O Randal, my son?
O where did you stay last night, my sweet darling one?
I stayed with my sweetheart, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart, and I want to lie down.
2. What did you eat for your supper, O Randal, my son?
What did you eat for your supper, my sweet darling one?
It was *dill and dill broth, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart, and I want to lie down.
3. What color was it, O Randal, my son?
What color was it, my sweet darling one?
It was brown and speckled, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart, and I want to lie down.
4. What will you give your sister, O Randal, my son?
What will you give your sister, my sweet darling one?
My coach and my horses, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart, and I want to lie down.
5. What'll you give to your sweetheart, O Randal, my son?
What'll you give to your sweetheart, my sweet darling one?
Fire out of yon burning kiln, for to burn her bones brown,
For she is the occasion of my lying down.
Fire out of yon burning kiln, for to burn her bones brown,
For she is the occasion of my lying down.
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*eel and eel broth