Henery my Boy- Vicki Brandon (ON) 1962 Fowke
[Edith Fowke's "Ring Around the Moon," p.113 from Edith Fowke Coll. (FO 77) Version of the modern "Henry My Son" popular in the UK from the early 1900s.
R. Matteson 2018]
Henery my Boy. Communicated by Mrs Nellie Webb from Vicki Fremlin Brandon of Clinton, Ontario.
Where have you been all day Henerey, Henerey my boy,
Henerey my boy, Henerey my boy,
Down to sister's, Down to sister's
Make my bed, Maw for I want to lay down.
What did you have down at sister's Henerey, Henerey my boy,
Henerey my boy, Henerey my boy,
Tea with p'ison, tea with p'ison
Make my bed, Maw for I want to lay down.