Lord Ronald- Jean Stewart (Aber) 1960 Goldstein
[From: Archive, School of Scottish Studies, rec. No. 1960/164/BI. Cf. Mary Stewart Robinson "floorey fields"
R. Matteson 2018]
“Lord Ronald” Sung by Jean Stewart, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, April 4, 1960. Collected by Kenneth S. Goldstein.
"Where have ye been all the day, Lord Ronald my son?
Oh, where have ye been all the day, my jolly young man?”
“A-hunting thon flowery fields, mother, make my bed soon;
I'm seik at the hairt that I fain wad lie doon.”
“What got you for supper, Lord Ronald, my son?
What got ye for supper, my jolly young man?”
“I got a dish of small fishes, mither, mak my bed soon;
I am seik at the hairt bit I fain wid lie doon.”
“I doubt[doot][1] you are poisoned, Lord Ronald my son
I doubt you are poisoned, my jolly young man.”
“[2] Oh, mither, mak my bed soon,
For I'm seik at the hairt, an I fain wid lie doon.”
“What did ye wi your white steed an saddle, Lord Ronald, my son?
What did ye wi your white steed an saddle my jolly young man.”
For I laid them in the stable mak my bed soon,
For I'm seik at the hairt, an I fain wid lie doon.”
1. fear
2. missing "I fear I've been poisoned"