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Thread #10062   Message #984446
Posted By: MMario
16-Jul-03 - 10:58 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Lord Randall
Subject: Tune Add: LORD RANDALL (several versions)
And here is what I have from Bronson:

X:1
T:LORD RONALD MY SON
N:Johnson - 1792
N:Collected by Robert Burns - Ayshire
N:Bronson 12.1
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
z4(G3/2 A)|B2B2(B d)|(c B) A2(B d)|e2e2(d B)|(B2A2)"^|"(B d)|e3d (B G)|(D E) G2(G A)|B2(c B) (A3/2 G/2)|G4"^|"(G3/2 A/2)|B2B2B d|(c B) A2B d|e2d2(d B)|(B2A2)"^|"B d|e3d B G|D2G2(G A)|B2(c B) (A3/2 G/2)|G4
w:Oh_ where_ hae_ ye_ been [Lord_ Ron-ald, my_ son?]_Oh_ where_ hae_ ye_ been [Lord_ Ron-ald,_ my_ son?]I_ hae been wi' my sweet_-heart, [mo-ther make my bed_ soon]_For I'm wea-ry with the hun-ting and_ fain wad_ lie_ down.
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X:2
T:LORANDO
N:Chappell 1939
N:Sung by Carles Tillett 1935
N:Bronson 12.8
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
G2B B d2e2|d2B4G2|B2d4e2|A8"^|"|G2B B d2e2|d2B4c2|d2B4A2|G8"^|"|e2e e e2g2|d2B4G G|G2G4e2|d8"^|"|B B B4G2|A2E4G G|B2G4A2|G8
w:Where have you been, Lo-ren-do, [Lo-ren-do my son?]Where have you been, Lo-ren-do, [my dear lit-tle one?]I've been to see my sweet-heart, [mo-ther make my bed soon][I am sick to my heart and I wish to lie down]
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X:3
T:LORD RANDAL
N:Sharp
N:sung by MRs. Mary Sands 1916
N:Bronson 12.14
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
z6G G/2 A/2|B2A2G2|B2d2B d|B2G2A2|G4"^|"G G/2 A/2|B2A2G2|B2d2(B c)|A2F2G2|G4"^|"g2|e2d2g2|e2d2e d|B2G2G2|B4"^|"(G B) A2G2G2|B2d2B d|B2G2A2|G6
w:What did you eat for your sup-per, [Jim-my Ran-del my son?]What did you eat for your sup-per, [My_ own dear-est one?]Cold poi-sen, cold poul-try [Moth-er, make my bed soonFor_ I am sick-hear-ted and I want to lie down]
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X:4
T:LORD RONALD
N:Shuldham-shaw 1949
N:Sung by James Laurenson - 1947
N:Bronson 12.24
I:abc2nwc
M:6/4
L:1/8
K:C
z8z2D2|G2B2e2d2B2G2|E (G2E2)E D3"^|"D2|D2G2B2d2B2A2|A2G2G2G4"^|"D D|G2B2e2d2B2G2|E2G2E2(E2D4)"^|"|D2G2A2A4A2|A2G2G2G4
w:What had ye for sup-per, [Lord Ro-nald,_ my son?]What had ye for sup-per, [my jol-ly young man?]I hae been to the wild wood: [go make my bed soon]_[Sick at the heart, and fain would lie doon.]
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X:5
T:LORD RONALD
N:Campbell
N:Sung by Sophia Scott, the daughter of Sir Walter Scott
N:Bronson 12.31
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
z4C2|D2E2G2|c4B2|c2E2-E D-|D2C2"^|"C2|D2E2G2|(c2B2)A2|G2E2-E D|C4"^|"c c|B3A d2|d2A2A B|c3E (E D)|E2D2"^|"c c|B3A d2|d2A2A2|G3E (E D)|D4
w:Oh where hae ye been, [Lord Ron-ald,_ my_ son?]Oh where hae ye been,_ [my hand-some_ young man?]I hae been to the wild_ wood: [mo-ther, make my_ bed soon][For I'm wea-ry wi hun-ting, and fain wald lie_ down.]
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X:6
T:LORD RONALD,MY SON
N:William Macmath
N:learned from his aunt Jane Webster
N:Learned from a nursemaid c. 1830
N:Bronson 12.33
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:F
z4A2|B2A2G2|F2D2C2|D2G2G2|G4"^|"(G A)|B2A2G2|F2D2C2|D2G2G2|G4"^|"F F|B2c2d2|f2d2d c|B2c2f2|d4"^|"d c|B3A G F|D2C2C2|D2G2G2|G4
w:Where hae ye been a' day, Lord Ro-nald, my son?Where_ hae ye been a' day, my hand-some young one?I've been in the wood hun-ting; mo-ther, make my bed soon,For I'm wear-y, wear-y hunt-ing, and fain would lie doun
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X:7
T:LORD RANALD
N:Archive, School of Scottish Studies
N:Sung by Norman Kennedy
N:Collected by John MacInnes
N:Transcribed by Ailie Munro
N:Bronson 12.35_1
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
z4A2|G2A3B|[M:4/4]d2(e e) f2B2|[M:3/4]g2f2e2|d (B B) z"^|"B2|G2A2B2|d e f3z|g f e|d4z2"^|"|d e g2=f e|d2B2zB-|B2(c d) c B|G2z2"^|"G E||G2A2B2|[M:4/4]d e3g2G2|c2G2A2|G4z2
w:Faur hae ye been all the_ day, [Lord Ran-ald, my ho-ney?]_Faur hae ye been all the day, my gentle-man son?I've been tae dine wi my wife -[mith_-er,_ mak my bed,For I'm seik un-til the hert, an fain wid I lie doon.]
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X:8
T:LORD RANDAL
N:Archive, School of Scottish Studies
N:Sung by Ewan McColl and his mother
N:Collected by Hamish Henderson and Alan Lomax
N:Transcribed by Francis M. Collinson
N:Bronson 12.35_2
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
z4D2|G3(A B) c|d4(e ^f)|g2(f2e2)|(d B) G3"^|"D|G3(A B) c|d4(e ^f)|g3f e2|d4"^|"B2|d2d2d2|B2c2(d/2 B3/2)|G2A2B2|A2F2"^|"g g|g2f2g2|(d/2 c/2) _B- B2d d|(c/2 _B3/2) G2G2|G4
w:O whaur hae_ ye been, [Lord_ Ran-dal_ my_ son?]O whaur hae_ ye been, [my_ bon-nie young man?]I've been tae the wild wood, [mith_-er mak my bed suneFor I'm wae-ry wi' hun_-tin'_ and I fain_ would lie doon]
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X:9
T:LORD RONALD
N:Greig MSS
N:sung by A. Greig 1907
N:Bronson 12.43
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
z4G2|G2B2B2|B2d2(d B)|A2G2G2|G4"^|"G2|G2g2g2|g2d2B2|c2d2e2|d4"^|"d2|d2g2g2|g2d2B B|c2d2e2|d4"^|"G A|B2B2B B|c2d2(d B)|A2G2G2|G4
w:Oh whaur hae ye been to Lord_ Ro-nald my son?O whaur hae ye been to my hand-some young man?I've been to the wild wood, moth-er mak my bed soon.For I'm wear-y, wear-y wand-'ring and_ fain wad lie doon
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X:10
T:LORD DONALD
N:School of Scottish Studies
N:Sung by Jeannie Robertson
N:Collected by Hamish Henderson
N:Transcribed by James Porter
N:Bronson 12.43_2
I:abc2nwc
L:1/8
K:C
C2|E4-E/2 D C/2 E3D|(D/2 C3/2-) C2z2(E G3)|(A/2 c2)(e4e/2 d/2)|(d/2 c3/2) c2-c7/4 z"^|"(c A)|G3z(E D) E3D|D/2 C3/2- C2z2(E G2)A3|A (G3E) (E/4 F/4 E/2|D3/2 C/2-) C3"^|"C2D|E3D (E2D)|D C3z3c2|e4d c|(c c3)"^|"(G/2 c)|c2-(c A/2) (A/2 B/2) (A G)|G E2-E2(D|D C2-)C3E (G A)|(A G2-)G E2D4|C4
w:Whaur hae_ ye been all the day__[Lord_ Don_-ald,__ my_ son?]_Whaur_ hae ye_ been all the day,_[My_ jol-ly young_ man?]_____A_ -wa cour-tin,___ [mi-therMak my bed soon,For_ I__ am_ seik_ at the_ hairt___An I_ fain__ wud lie doon]
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X:11
T:LORD RANDAL
N:Creighton and Senior
N:Sung by Ben Henneberry
N:Bronson 12.48
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
z4zC|C E G c c (F|G/2) G3/2 G G G "^|"C|C E G c c2(B c)|(d B) G G G3"^|"(G|A) G A (B c) d e G|G (A G) E E D "^|"(E D)|(C E) G c A G (E C)|D E C2C3
w:O what is the mat-ter [Hen_-er-ey my son]O what is the mat-ter [my_ own_ dear-est one?]I've_ been to my_ sweet-heart, [mo-ther, make_ my bed soon,][I_ feel_ sick at the heart, and_ fain would lie down]
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X:12
T:LORD RANDAL
N:Sharp
N:Sung by Mrs Ada Maddox 1918
I:abc2nwc
N:Bronson 12.53
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
D2A4F2|[M:3/4]G A3D2|D G3E2|[M:2/4][L:1/16]D8"^|"|[M:4/4][L:1/8]D2A4F2|[M:3/4]G A3c2|(B G3)B2|A4"^|"G2|(A d3)(B A)|c A3(A G)|F D3E2|C4z2"^|"D G2E F/2 F/2 G|A4(A G)|F D3E2|D4z2
w:What was for your supper? John Ran-dolph, my sonWhat was for your Supper? My dar_-ling one.Eel soup_ and_ vin-'gar has_ made my bed soon, Mo-therI'm sick at the heart and_ want to lie down.
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X:13
T:WHERE WERE YOU ALL THE DAY, MY OWN PRETTY BOY?
N:Joyce
N:Sung by Peggy Cudmore 1848
N:Bronson 12.60
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
z4(d c)|B2(A G) G2|A2d2c2|A2G2G2|G4"^|"(B c)|d2g2e2|d2G2B2|c2c2e2|f4"^|"(B c)|d2g2(g e)|d2G2(G/2 A/2) B|c2c (d e) f|d4"^|"(d c)|B2(A G) G2|A2d2d3/2 c/2|A2G2G2|G4
w:Where_ were you_ all the day, [my own pre-tty boy?]Where_ were you all the day [my true love and joy?]I_ was fish-ing_ and fowl-ing:_ [Mo-ther, dress my_ bed soon;][There's_ a pain_ in my heart, and I want to lie down]
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X:14
T:WHERE WERE YOU ALL THE DAY, MY OWN PRETTY BOY?
N:Petrie
N:From P. W. Joyce
N:No lyrics in bronson
N:Bronson 12.61
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Bb
z4(d c)|B2(A G) F2|A2d2(d c)|B2G2(G B/2 A/2)|G4"^|"(B d)|e2g2(f e)|d2G2(G =B)|c2(c d) (e c)|d4"^|"(B c)|d2f2(f e)|d2G2(G A/2 =B/2)|c2c d e f|d4"^|"(d c)|B2(A G) G2|A2d2d c|B2G2(G B/2 A/2)|G4
w:Where_ were you_ all the day, [my_ own pre-tty__ boy?]Where_ were you all_ the day [my_ true love_ and_ joy?]I_ was fish-ing_ and fowl-ing:__ [Mo-ther, dress my bed soon;][There's_ a pain_ in my heart, and I want to lie__ down]
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X:15
T:LORD RONALD MY SON
N:Barry, Eckstorm and Smyth
N:Sung by Mrs. James McGill 1928
N:Learned from her mother
N:Melody recorded by George Herzog
N:Bronson 12.72
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
z4(D E)|"^a"F2F2D2|E2A2(A G)|E2D2D2|[M:4/4]D4z2"^|"(A B)|[M:3/4]c2c2A2|(B d) d2(d B)|A2A2G2|[M:4/4]F4z2"^|"(A B)|[M:3/4]c2c2A2|[M:4/4]B2d2z2e c|[M:3/4]A2A2G2|[M:4/4]F4z2"^|"D E|[M:3/4]F2F2D2|E2A2(A G)|E2D2D2|D4z2:|"^a"F2F2F2|F G A2A G
w:Whaur_ hae ye been a' day [Lord_ Ron-ald my son?]Whaur_ hae ye been a'_ day, [my_ jol-ly young man?]I've_ been a-wa hun-tin', [mith-er mak my bed sune,][for I'm wea-ry wi' hun-tin' an'_ fain wad lie doon]
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X:16
T:LORD RENDAL
N:Sharp
N:Sung by Mrs. Pike
N:Transmited by Mrs. Snow, 1906
N:Bronson 12.84
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
B2B B A G F2|B3/2 B/2 d B A4"^|"|G2G G F E D2|B3/2 B/2 d/2 B/2 A4"^|"|A3/2 A/2 A B c B A B|d2G F (G F) "^|"E D|G2A F G2A c|(B A) G F G4
w:Where have you been to day Hen-e-ry my sonWhere have you been to day Hen-er-y my oneCourt-ing mo-ther cour-ting mo-ther make my bed soon_For I'm sick to my heart and I want_ to lie down.
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X:17
T:Lord Rendal
N:Sharp
N:Sung by Mrs. Perry 1904
N: Bronson 12.90
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
B B/2 B/2 B B B B G2|d d d d d4"^|"|B B/2 B/2 B B B B G2|B B A G A2z"^|"d|g3g e2g2|f d3z2"^|"d2|g3g e2g2|f d3-d2z2"^|"|[M:6/4]B2B2B2B4B B|B2c2A2G4"^|"B B|c2A2F2G6
w:Where have you been to all the day, [Hen-er-y my son?]Where have you been to all the day? [You're a pre-tty one]Out in the green fields, mo-therOut in the green fields, mo-ther_[Make my bed quick, I've a pain in my heart][and I wants to lie down]
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X:18
T:HENRY, MY SON
N:Eddy
N:Sung by William Lavey
N:Learned from Russian Jewish children in Winnipeg
N:Bronson 12.94
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
B2B A G4|d2e B d4"^|"|B2B A G4|A3/2 A/2 A3/2 B/2 A4"^|"|[B4B2-]B2A G3|[d4d2-]d2c B3"^|"|e2e2d2G A|B B2B A2"^|"G A|B B2G A2A2|G4
w:Where have you been, [Hen-ry, my son]Where have you been [my be-lov-ed one?]_At sis_-ter'sAt sis-ter's[Make my bed for the pain at my side][for I want to lie down
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X:19
T:KING HENRY, MY SON
N:Nicholson 1907
N:Sung by Mr. Lattimer
N:Learned as a boy
N:Bronson 12.97
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:F
z6z(F/2 G/2)|A A F A G F D C|D G E C D3"^|"(F/2 G/2)|A A F A G F D2|(D G) E C D2"^|"(F G)|A2F A G F D G|D2B, A, B, "^|"B, C|D2(E/2 F/2) G A2G A|F2D E D2
w:Oh,_ where have you been wan-der-ing, [King Hen-er-y, my son]Oh,_ where have you been wan-der-ing, [my_ pre-tty one?]I've_ been to my sweet-heart's [mo-ther make my bed soon][for I'm sick to_ the heart, and would fain lay me down]
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X:20
T:WILLIE DOO
N:Moffat 1933
N:Bronson 12.98
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:F
z4zD|D E F3A|B B A4"^|"|G F D4|G F D3"^|"E|E F G3B|c c A4"^|"|c2A2(G F)|D4z
w:O where hae ye been a' the day[Will-ie Doo, Will-ie Doo?]I've been to see my step-mi-ther,[Die shall I_ now!]
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X:21
T:THE WEE LITTLE CROODIN' DOO
N:Broadwood 1915
N:Sung by Henry Fowler Broadwood (d. 1893)
N:Bronson 12.99
I:abc2nwc
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
G3A G2|G4G2|B d- d2d2|d2z2"^|"d2|e3f g2|(g2f2)e2|d6-|d2z2"^|"g2|d3e B2|(d c-) c2A2|G G4z|z8"^|"|e e4z|d2c2A2|G6-|G6
w:Where hae ye been the live__ -long day,[My wee lit-tle croo_-din' doo?]_I've been to see my__ step-mo-ther,[Mam-my, mak' my bed noo]_
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X:22
T:MY BOY TOMMY, O!
N:O'Sullivan
N:Sung by Bat Riordan
N:Bronson 12 appendix 2
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
D3/2 E/2 F3/2 G/2 A3/2 G/2 c2|G2G2E3/2 D/2 C2"^|"|D3/2 E/2 F3/2 G/2 A3/2 G/2 c3/2 A/2|A3/2 d/2 d3/2 c/2 A3/2 d/2 d2"^|"|c3/2 d/2 e3/2 d/2 c3/2 A/2 d2|c3/2 A/2 G3/2 F/2 E3/2 D/2 C2"^|"|D3/2 E/2 F3/2 G/2 A2A3/2 E/2|E3/2 G/2 G3/2 E/2 E3/2 D/2 D2
w:Where have you been all the day,[My boy Tom-my, o?]Where have you been all the day,[My bon-ny blue-eyed Tom-my, O?]I've been rol-ling in the hay,With a las-sie young and gay[Was-n't she the young thing][That lat-ely left her mam-my, O?]
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X:23
T:BILLY BOY
N:Bronson 12ap.6
N:Terry, 1921
N:Northumbrian capstan shanty
I:abc2nwc
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
B2c d2d|c2B A3|B2A G3|A2F G3"^|"|B2c d2d|^c2d e2d|^c2d A3-|A3"^|"d2d d|e2(d e2)f|(g2f) g2e|d2B (c B) A|(G2F) "^|"E2D|G2G B A G|d2d e2g|B2G A2F|G6
w:Where hev ye been all the day,[Bil-ly Boy, Bil-ly boy]Where hev ye been all the day [me Bil-ly Boy]_I've been wal-kin' all_ the day_With me char-min' Nan_-cy Grey_[And me Nan-cy kit-tl'd me fan-cy][Oh me char-min' Bil-ly Boy]
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X:24
T:MY BOY WILLY
N:Bronson 12_ap_15
N:Sharp
N:Sung by John Bradley 1911
I:abc2nwc
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
z4zD|G2G G2G|F2E D3|G3A3|B d2-d2"^|"d|G2G G2G|F2E D2d|d2e d2c|B2c d3"^|"|c3c3|B2B B3|A2B c2A|G2F D3"^|"|G2A B2G|E3A2A|G2G F2F|G G2-G2
w:O Where have you been all the day [my boy Wil-ly]_O Where have you been all the day[O Wil-lie wont you tell me now]I've been all the day court-ing of a la-dy gay[But she is too young to be tak-en from her mam-my]_
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X:25
T:BILLY BOY
N:Bronson 12ap.20
N:Creighton and Senior 1950
N:Sung by Mrs. Dennis Greenough
I:abc2nwc
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
z6B3/2 c/2|d3/2 d/2 d3/2 d/2 g2B3/2 c/2|d2d3/2 B/2 d4"^|"|d2d3/2 d/2 g2A3/2 B/2|B/2 A3/2 z2z2"^|"c3/2 c/2|c3/2 B/2 c3/2 d/2 c2d3/2 c/2|(B3/2 A/2) B3/2 c/2 d2"^|"g3/2 e/2|d2B3/2 d/2 d/2 d3/2 A3/2 B/2|A3/2 A3/4- A2z2
w:Where have you been all the day [bil-ly boy, bil-ly boy]Where are you going [char-ming bil-ly?]I've been gone to seek a wife, she's the joy_ of my life,[she's a young thing and can-not leave her mam-my]_
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