William, My Son- Wilson (CA-WV) c1865 McClellan
[From Bronson, No. 19, single stanza with music. From E. S. McClellan Jr., of Berkely California, learned from his mother who learned it from Captain John Wilson a Confederate soldier from Roane County, West Virginia.
R. Matteson 2014]
William My Son- traced to Captain John Wilson a Confederate soldier from Roane County, West Virginia.
"O what did you have for supper, William my son?
O what did you have for supper, my pretty sweet,one?"
"Fried eel and fresh butter, Mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to heart, and could freely lie down."