Henry, My Son

X:1
T:Henry, My Son
B:Garners Gay, EFDS Publications, 1968
S:Mrs Holden, Worcestershire
Z:Fred Hamer
M:4/4
L:1/8
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
K:F
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w:Where have you been all day, Hen-ry, my son?
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w:Where have you been all day, my be-lov-ed one? In the
A6 G2 |G2 F4 AB |c6 B2 |B2 A4 z2 |
w:fields, dear mo-ther, in the fields, dear mo-ther,
c4 d4 |c2 c2 F2 G2 |A4 B2 B2 |A4 F2 G2 |
w:Make my bed for I'm a-fraid in my heart, And I
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w:want to lie down
W:Where have you been all the day, Henry my son?
W:Where have you been all the day, my beloved one?
W:In the fields, dear mother, in the fields, dear mother,
W:Make my bed for I'm afraid in my heart,
W:And I want to lie down.
W:
W:Where did you see your father, Henry, my son,
W:Where did you see your father, my beloved one?
W:In the fields, dear mother, in the fields, dear mother,
W:Make my bed for I'm afraid in my heart,
W:And I want to lie down.
W:
W:What did your father give you, Henry, my son?
W:What did your father give you, my beloved one?
W:Water, dear mother, water, dear mother,
W:Make my bed for I'm afraid in my heart,
W:And I want to lie down.
W:
W:What shall I give your father, Henry, my son?
W:What shall I give your father, my beloved one?
W:A rope to hang him, a rope to hang him,
W:Make my bed for I'm afraid in my heart,
W:And I want to lie down.
W:
W:Where shall I make your bed, Henry, my son?
W:Where shall I make your bed, my beloved one?
W:In the churchyard, dear mother, in the churchyard, dear mother,
W:Make my bed for I'm afraid in my heart,
W:And I want to lie down.
W:
W:
W:How shall I make your bed, Henry, my son?
W:How shall I make your bed, my beloved son?
W:Long and narrow, long and narrow,
W:Make my bed for I'm afraid in my heart,
W:And I want to lie down -for ever

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