Child Ballads - Lyrics

Illustrations of Northern Antiquities, p. 319. Originally from a clergyman's daughter, in Suffolk.

1	'Where have you been today, Billy, my son? Where have you been today, my only man?' 'I've been a wooing; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm sick at heart, and fain would lay down.'
2	'What have you ate today, Billy, my son? What have you ate today, my only man?' 'I've ate eel-pie; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm sick at heart, and shall die before noon.'

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