Karan Casey - Who Put The Blood lyrics

Where have you been all along summer's day Son tell it unto me A fishing and a fowling in the fields and in the forest |: I am weary mother let me be:| Who put the blood on your right shoulder Son tell it unto me ‘Its the blood of a hare that I k**ed yesterday |: I k**ed most manfully:| The blood of a hare it would never be so red Son tell it unto me It's the blood of a boy that I k**ed yesterday |: I k**ed most manfully:| What was between yourself and the boy Son tell it unto me It was mostly the cutting down of a rod |: That never would come to a tree:| What will you do when your daddy finds out Son tell it unto me I will put my foot on board of a ship and sail away Sail to a foreign country And sail to a foreign country What will you do with your lovely wedded wife Son tell it unto me She can put her foot onboard of a ship and follow me |: Follow after me:| What will you do with your two fine babes Son tell it unto me I'll give one to my father and the other to my mother |: To keep them company:| What will you do with your house and your lands Son tell it unto me I will lay them bare to the birds and the air |: There's no more welcome for me:| What will you do in the Winter of your life Son tell it unto me Like a sally in the rock I will bend in the wind And pray for the Gods mercy Oh and pray for the Gods mercy