Rendal, My Son- Mrs. Hunt (Dor) 1907 Hammond
[My title, from Henry Hammond Manuscript Collection (HAM/4/31/5)
R. Matteson 2018]
Rendal, My Son (Lord Rendal)- sung by Mrs. Hunt of Broadwey, Dorset in February, 1907. Collector H.E.D. Hammond.
1. Where have you been, Rendal my son?
Where have you been, my only one?
I've been out a-courting, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart and fain would lie down.
2. What did you have for breakfast, Rendal my son?
What did you have for breakfast, my only one?
I has fish for breakfast, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart and fain would lie down.
3. What colour was it,
Spicky and sparky,
4. Where did she catch it,
Down by the sunny banks, mother,
5. What did she fry it with,
She fried it with butter, Mother,
6. What will you lave your father,
My horses and cattle,
7. What will you lave your mother,
My lands and livings,
8. What will you lave your sweetheart,
A rope to hang her,