Lord Randal- Catriona Grant (Edin) 1953 Henderson
[From Archive, School of Scottish Studies, rec. No. 1953/246/AI. Original Track ID - SA1953.246.A1
Cf MacColl's recording (text), listen: http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/gd/fullrecord/7974/1
R. Matteson 2018]
Lord Randal- sung by Catriona Grant, Edinburgh. Recorded by Hamish Henderson in October, 1953
1. O whaur hae ye been, Lord Randal my son?
O whaur hae ye been, my bonnie young man?
I've been tae the wild wood, mither mak my bed soon
For I'm weary wi' huntin' and I fain wad lie doon.
2. Whaur gat ye your dinner, Lord Randal my son?
Whaur gat ye your dinner, my bonnie young man?
O I dined wi' my seetheart, mither mak my bed soon
For I'm weary wi' huntin' and I fain would lie do0n.
3. What gat ye tae your dinner, Lord Randal my son?
What gat ye tae your dinner, my bonnie young man?
I gat eels boiled in brew, mither mak my bed soon
For I'm weary wi' huntin' and I fain wad lie doon.
4. O, I fear ye hae been poisoned, Lord Randal my son,
O, I fear ye hae been poisoned, my bonnie young man.
O yes, I hae been poisoned, mither mak my bed soon
For I'm sick at the heart and I fain would lie doon.