Henry my Son- Dave Goulder (Lon) 1962 Henderson
[From Collection - School of Scottish Studies; Original Tape ID - SA1962.080
R. Matteson 2018]
Dave Goulder learned it from a man named Nick, who used to perform in a folk club in London.
"Henry my Son," comic street ballad learned in London by John David Goulder of Greenwich, later settled in Scotland, recorded in 1962 by Hamlish Henderson.
1. "Where have you been all day, Henery me son?
Where have you been all day, my current one?"
"In the woods dear mother, in the woods dear mother,
Mother be quick, cause I'm gonna be sick and lay me down to die."
2. What did you do in woods all day,
Et [Ate] dear mother,
3. What did you eat in the woods all day?
Eels dear mother,
4. What color was them eels,
Green and yellow,
5 Let me hold the snakes
Blpt [imitates throwing up] dear mother,
6. What color flowers would you like?
Green and yellow.