Oh Come Dear Son- Webb (Gloucester) 1969
[Title is taken from the refrain. As sung by a Mr Webb, son of Alice Webb a sister of Danny and Lemmy Brazil. Recorded by Peter Shepheard during a visit to the Webb's caravan beside the Gloucester/ Tewkesbury canal with Danny Brazil in early January 1969. (From: Singing Tradition).]
Oh Come Dear Son- Webb; Gloucester, 1969
'Why did you kill your little brother for,
Oh come dear *boy and tell it unto me?'
'I killed him because he killed the little birds,
That flew from tree to tree,
That flew from tree to tree.'
'Oh what will you say when your father comes home,
Oh come dear son and tell it unto me?'
'I'll get aboard a great big ship,
An sail across to Amerikee
An sail across to Amerikee.'
'Oh when shall I see your big blue eyes again,
Oh come dear son and tell it unto me,
'You'll see them when the moon shines black,
An that will never be,
An that will never be.'
*son