"Where have you been, Randal my son?
Where have you been, my handsome young one?"
"I've been to the wildwood, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"Who did you meet there, Randal my son?
Who did you meet there, my handsome young one?"
"I met with my true love, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"What had you for supper, Randal my son?
What had you for supper, my handsome young one?"
"Eels boiled in broth, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"Where are your greyhounds, O Randal my son?
Where are your greyhounds, my handsome young one?"
"They stretched out and died, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"I fear you are poisoned, Randal my son!
I fear you are poisoned, my handsome young one!"
"Yes, I am poisoned, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"What will you leave your sister, Randal my son?
What will you leave your sister, my handsome young one?"
"My gold and my silver, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"What will you leave your brother, O Randal my son?
What will you leave your brother, my handsome young one?"
"My horse and my saddle, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."
"What will you leave your true love, Randal my son?
What will you leave your true love, my handsome young one?"
"A rope for to hang her, mother, make my bed soon
For I'm sick to my heart and I want to lie down."