1 '0 WHERE ha you been, Lord Randal, my son? And where ha you been, my handsome young man? 'I ha been at the greenwood; mother, mak my bed soon, For I 'en wearied wi hunting, and lain wad lie down
2 'An wha met ye there, Lord Randal, my son? An wha met you there, my handsome young man? '0 I met wi my true-love; mother, mak my bed soon, For I 'm wearied wi huntin, an fain wad lie own.'
3 'And what did she give you, Lord Randal, my son? And what slid she give you, my handsome young man?' 'Eels fried in a pan; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'mi wearied wi huntin, and fain wad lie down.'
4 'And wha gat your leavins, Lord Randal, my son? And wha gat your leavins, my handsom young man ?' 'My hawks and my hounds; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm wearied wi hunting, and fain wad lie down.'
5 'And what becam of them, Lord Randal, my son? And what becam of them, my handsome young man ?' 'They stretched their legs out an died; mother, mak my bed soon, For I 'm wearied wi huntin, and fain wad lie down'
6 '0 I fear you are poisoned, Lord Randal, my son! I fear you are poisoned, my handsome young man '0 yes, I am poisoned; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down.'
7 'What d'ye leave to your mother, Lord Randal, my son ? What d'ye leave to your mother, my handsome young man?' 'Four and twenty milk kye; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down.'
8 'What d'ye leave to your sister, Lord Randal, my son? What d'ye leave to your sister, my handsome young man?' 'My gold and niy silver; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm sick at the heart, an I fain wad lie down.'
9 'What d'ye leave to your brother, Lord Randal, my son? What d'ye leave to your brother, my handsome young man?' 'My houses and my lands; mother, mak my bed soon, For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down.'
10 'What d'ye leave to your true-love, Lord Randal my son? What d'ye leave to your true-love, my handsome young man?' 'I leave her hell and fire; mother, mak my bed soon, For I 'in sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down.'