Where have you been all the day, Randall, my son?
Where have you been all the day, my pretty one?
I've been to my sweetheart's, mother
I've been to my sweetheart's, mother
Make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down
What have you been eating there, Randall, my son?
What have you been eating there, my pretty one?
Eels and eel broth, mother
Eels and eel broth, mother
Make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down
Where did she get them from, Randall, my son?
Where did she get them from, my pretty one?
From hedges and ditches, mother
From hedges and ditches, mother
Make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down
What was the color of their skins, Randall, my son?
What was the color of their skins, my pretty one?
Spickled and spackled, mother
Spickled and spackled, mother
Make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down
What will you leave your brothers, Randall, my son?
What will you leave your brothers, my pretty one?
My gold and my silver, mother
My gold and my silver, mother
Make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down
What will you leave your sweetheart, Randall, my son?
What will you leave your sweetheart, my pretty one?
A rope to hang her, mother
A rope to hang her, mother
Make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart and I fain would lie down
