trad
Last line tweaked by Molly Ellis
Where have you been all day (Henry my son?)
Where have you been all day (my beloved one?)
Away on the meadow (x2)
Chorus:
Make my bed I’ve a pain in my head, and I want to lie down.
And what did you have to eat…Poison beans
And what colour were those beans…Green and yellow
What will you leave your mother…A woolen vest
What will you leave your father…A watch and chain
What will you leave your brother…A blue suit
What will you leave your children…The sun and moon
What will you leave your sweetheart?…Poison beans