Alfred Deller Lord Randall (Lord Rendall, Lord Randal)

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Lord Rendall
Where have you been all the day, Rendall, my son?
Where have you been all the day, my pretty one?
I've been to my sweetheart, mother; make my bed soon,
for I'm sick to my heart, and I fain would lie down.
What have you been eating, Rendall, my son?
What have you been eating, my pretty one?
O eels and eel broth, mother; make my bed soon …
Where did she get them from, Rendall, my son?
Where did she get them from, my pretty one?
From hedges and ditches, mother; make my bed soon…
What was the colour on their skin, Rendall, my son?
What was the colour on their skin, my pretty one?
O spicket and sparkit, mother; make my bed soon …
What will you leave your father, Rendall, my son?
What will you leave your father, my pretty one?
My land and houses, mother; make my bed soon …
What will you leave your mother, Rendall, my son?
What will you leave your mother, my pretty one?
My gold and silver, mother; make my bed soon …
What will you leave your brother, Rendall, my son?
What will you leave your brother, my pretty one?
My cows and horses, mother; make my bed soon …
What will you leave your lover, Rendall my son?
What will you leave your lover, my pretty one?
A rope to hang her, mother; make my bed soon …