Uriar, My Son- Johnson (IL) 1934 McIntosh
[From: Some Representative Southern Illinois Folk-songs by David Seneff McIntosh, 1935; Bronson 55.
R. Matteson 2014]
"Uriar, My Son." Sung by Raymond Johnson, 1934, from McIntosh, 1935, pp. 30 - 32.
a I/M (compass of sixth)
Oh, where have you been, Uriar, my son?
Oh, where have you been, Uriar, my son?
Oh, where have you been, Uriar, my son?
For you're weak and you're weary,
And you need to lie down.
I've been to grandmother's, Mother;
Make my bed soon.
I've been to grandmother's, Mother;
Make my bed soon.
I've been to grandmother's, Mother;
Make my bed soon.
For I'm weak, and I'm weary,
And I want to lie down.
Wha' ja have for your supper, Uriar, my son?
Wha' ja have for your supper, Uriar, my son?
Wha' ja have for your supper, Uriar, my son?
For you're weak and you're weary,
And you need to lie down.
An eel fried in butter, Mother;
Make my bed soon.
An eel fried in butter, Mother;
Make my bed soon.
An eel fried in butter, Mother;
Make my bed soon.
For I'm weak, and I'm weary,
And I need to lie down.