Randal my Son- anon (KY) c.1965 Jameson
[My title. from Jameson, Sweet Rivers of Song p.58 Berea College, 1967.
R. Matteson 2018]
Randal my Son- anon version from Berea Kentucky area. Collector by Gladys Jameson, dated c. 1965.
"Where have you been Randal, it's Randal my son?
"Where have you been Randal, my sweet pretty one?
O I've been a-courtin' Mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart and I fain would lie down.
"What did you have for supper, it's Randal my son?
What did you have for supper, my sweet pretty one?
Fried eels and fresh butter, Mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart and I fain would lie down.
What will you leave to your Father,
A chest of fine clothing,
What will you leave to your sweetheart
A rope and gallows
What will you leave to your Mother,
A dead son to bury