Lord Randall

Anonymous

 
   "Oh where ha'e ye been, Lord Randall my son?
O where ha'e ye been, my handsome young man?"
     "I ha'e been to the wild wood: mother, make my bed soon,
     For I’m weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down."
   "Where gat ye your dinner, Lord Randall my son?
Where gat ye your dinner, my handsome young man?"
     "I dined wi' my true love; mother, make my bed soon,
     For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down."
   "What gat ye to your dinner, Lord Randall my son?
What gat ye to your dinner, my handsome young man?"
     "I gat eels boiled in broo: mother, make my bed soon,
     For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down."
   "What became of your bloodhounds, Lord Randall my son?
What became of your bloodhounds, my handsome young man?"
     "O they swelled and they died: mother, make my bed soon,
     for I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down."
   "O I fear ye are poisoned, Lord Randall my son!
O I fear ye are poisoned, my handsome young man!"
     "O yes, I am poisoned: mother, make my bed soon,
     For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wald lie down."
 

Poems by This Author

Adam Lay Ibounden by Anonymous
Adam lay ibounden
Eadwacer by Anonymous
To my people it's as though he gave them a sacrifice
Earth Took of Earth by Anonymous
Earth took of earth earth with ill
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 by Anonymous
To every thing there is a season
Hymn to Dionysos by Anonymous
O Insewn God--born from Zeus' thigh--
Old English riddle by Anonymous
My dress is silent when I tread the ground
The Creation of the Moon by Anonymous
The man cut his throat and left his head there.
The Cruel Mother by Anonymous
There was a lady dwelt in York
The Lady That Loved a Swine by Anonymous
There was a lady loved a swine
The maidens came by Anonymous
The maidens came
The Unquiet Grave by Anonymous
The wind doth blow today, my love