Lord Randal- Martha Reid (Perth) 1955 Fleming REC
[From: Greentrax CDTRAX 9024 ('Songs & Ballads from Perthshire Field Recordings')
Listen: https://play.google.com/music/preview/Be3byniydbqrpvul5j3oy5wizc4?play=1
R. Matteson 2018]
Lord Randal sung by Martha Reid of Blairgowrie, Perthshire in 1955 as recorded by Maurice Fleming in 1955.
"Oh where have you been Lord Randal[1] my son?
Oh where have you been my darling young one?"
"I've been away huntin', mother make my bed soon,
For I'm weary, weary wand'rin' and fain wud lie doon."
"Have you had ony supper Lord Randal my son?
Have you had ony supper, my darling young man?
"Yes, I've had supper, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm weary, weary wand'rin' and fain wud lie doon."
"What had you for supper, Lord Randal my son?
What had you for supper, my jolly young man?
"A plate of fresh fishes, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm siek to the heart an' fain wud lie doon."
"What color was the fishes, Lord Randal my son?
What color was the fishes, my jolly young man?
"Black backs and white bellies, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm weary, weary wand'rin' and fain wud lie doon."
"I doot [fear][2] you've been poisoned, Lord Randal my son?
I doot you've been poisoned, my jolly young man?
"Yes I've been poisoned, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm seik to the heart and fain wud lie doon."
"What to[3] leave to your father, Lord Randal my son?
What to leave to your father, my jolly young man?
"My horse an' my saddle, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm weary, weary wand'rin' and fain wud lie doon."
What d'ya leave to you mother, Lord Randal my son?
What d'ya leave to you mother, my jolly young man?
"My purse and my silverings, mother make my bed soon,
For I'm weary, weary wand'rin' and fain wud lie doon."
What d'ya leave to you sweetheart, Lord Randal my son?
What d'ya leave to you sweetheart, my jolly young man?
"A rope and a halter, by yon gallis [gallows] tree,
For she wis the cause of thy poisonin' of me."
1. sometimes pronounced "Rundle"
2. sung "doubt" but is usually "doot" which means "fear."
3. A form of "What d'ya"