Teronto, My Son- Johnson (Lynn, Mass.) 1904
[From: Traditional Ballads in New England II by Phillips Barry; The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 18, No. 70 (Jul. - Sep., 1905), pp. 191-214. Bronson 10 provides the informants name, Barry just has initials.
R. Matteson 2014]
E. [Teronto, My Son.] Contributed November 5, 1904, by Maria L. Johnson, Lynn, Mass.
1. "Oh, where have you been to, Teronto, my son?
Oh, where have you been to, my own darling one?"
"I've been to see Mary, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick in the heart, and I long to lie down."
2 "What d' she give you for supper, Teronto, my son?
What d' she give you for supper, my own darling one?"
"Eels, fried in batter, mother make my bed soon,
For I 'm sick in the heart, and I long to lie down."
3. "You're pizened, you're pizened, Teronto, my son!
You're pizened, you're pizened, my own darling one!"
4. "What'll you give to your Mary, Teronto, my son?
What'll you give to your Mary, my own darling one?"
"A halter to hang her, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm sick in the heart, and I long to lie down."