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"O where have you been, Lord Randall, my son? |
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Where have you been, my handsome young man?" |
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"I've been to the wild wood, mother, and I want to lie down. |
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I met with my true love, mother, make my bed soon." |
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"And what did she give you?" |
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"She gave me some supper and I'm - |
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Chorus: |
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Sick, sick, weary and tired, |
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Sick to the heart and I want to lie down". |
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"O what did you eat, Lord Randall, my son? |
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What did you eat, my handsome young man?" |
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"She gave me some eels, mother, fried in a pan, |
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They were streaked and striped, mother, make my bed soon." |
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"And where did they come from?" |
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"They came from the ditches." |
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"And what got your leavings?" |
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"My hawks and my greyhounds." |
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"And what did they do then?" |
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"They laid down and died and I'm - |
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"O what will you do, Lord Randall, my son? |
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What will you do, my handsome young man?" |
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"I fear I am poisoned, mother, make my bed soon. |
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Down in the churchyard, mother, and lay me down easy, |
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For I've been to the wildwood and I met with my true love." |
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"And what did you eat there?" |
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"Eels in a pan." |
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"And what was their colour?" |
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"All streaked and striped." |
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"And where did they come from?" |
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"My father's black ditches." |
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"And what got the leavings?" |
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"My hawks and my greyhounds." |
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"And what did they do then?" |
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"They laid down and died." |
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"Oh, I fear you are poisoned." |
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"Make my bed soon." |
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"And where shall I make it?" |
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"Down in the churchyard." |
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"Down in the churchyard." |
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"And lay me down easy for I'm - |
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Chorus: |
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Sick, sick, weary and tired, |
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Sick to the heart and I want to lie down". |