I'll add these versions to the DT:

Lyr add: TIRANTI, MY SON- Child Ib.
b. By a daughter of Elizabeth Foster, as learned about 1820.

1. 'O where have you been, Tiranti, my son?
O where have you been, my sweet little one?'
'I have been to my grandmother's; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

2. 'What did you have for your dinner, Tiranti, my son?
What did you have for your dinner, my sweet little one?'
'I had eels fried in butter; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

3. 'Who cooked you the eels, Tiranti, my son?
'Who cooked you the eels, my sweet little one?'
'T was my grandmother; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

4. 'What color were the eels, Tiranti, my son?
What color were the eels, my sweet little one?'
'They were streaked and striped; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

5. Where did she get the eels, Tiranti, my son?
Where did she get the eels, my sweet little one?'
By the side of the haystack, mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

6. 'What'll you give to your grandmother, Tiranti, my son?
What'll you give to your grandmother, my sweet little one?'
'A halter to hang her; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

7. 'Where'll you have your bed made, Tiranti, my son?
Where'll you have your bed made, my sweet little one?'
'In the corner of the churchyard; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and I'm faint to lie down.'

8. 'What'll you give to your father, Tiranti, my son?
What'll you give to your father, my sweet little one?'
'All my gold and my silver; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to my heart, and die to lie down.'

Footnotes Child Ib. :
b. 2[1]. for your dinner.

After 2 follows:
Who cooked you the eels, Tiranti, my son? etc.
't was my grandmother;
mother, make my bed soon, etc.

b 5 = a 3: 1. Where did she get the eels? etc.
3. By the side of the haystack, etc.
b 6 = a 7: 7 = a 8: 8 = a 5.
8[4]. and die to lie down,
a 6 is wanting in b.


Richie