LORD RANDAL—T
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“Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border
Minstrelsy,” No 22 g, in the handwriting of William
Laidlaw.
1
‘Where ha ye been, Lord Randal, my son?’
‘I been at the huntin, mother, mak my bed soon;
I'm weariet wi huntin, I fain wad lie down.’
2
‘What gat ye to yer supper, Lord Randal, my son?’
‘An eel boild i broo, mother, mak my bed soon;
I'm,’ etc.
3
‘What gat yer dogs, Earl Randal, my son?’
‘The broo o the eel, mother,’ etc.
4
‘What leave [ye] yer false love, Lord Randal, my son?’
‘My goud silken garters, to hang hersel on;
I'm,’ etc.
