ฟังเพลงHenry My Son (Album Version)

Henry My Son - Pete Seeger (皮特·西格)

Written by：R. Gould

You know it may seem hard to imagine

But once upon a time people didn't have

Any such thing as television

Didn't have any radios

And if you wanted to have any music

You just had to make it yourself

It was only the kings and queens

That could afford to have somebody else make music for them

And you might not think it would be very good music

Everybody making their own music

But you'd be surprised

In almost every family

It seemed like there'd be somebody who could sing a song

Or tell a story or tell a joke or something

And in the evening they'd crowd around the fire

May be so keep warm

One man told me he learned how to play the fiddle

Because he noticed the fiddler

Always got to stand nearest to the fire

So he decided that if he wants to stay warm

He better learn how to play the fiddle

And they'd sing these old ballads you know

Like a

Where have you been all the day randall my son

Where have you been all the day my pretty one

I've been to my sweetheart mother

I've been to my sweetheart mother

Mother make my bed soon for I'm sick to my heart

And I fain would lie down

That's an old old song very sad one

But I met a fellow last november over in england

And he said he knew it a different way

Everybody knows these songs different ways it seems

He says when he was a kid all the all

The kids used to sing it

Where have you been all the day henry my boy

Where have you been all the day my pride and joy

In the woods dear mother

In the woods dear mother

Mother be quick

I got to be sick and lay me down to die

What did you do in the woods all day henry my son

What did you do in the woods all day my pretty one

Ate dear mother

Ate dear mother

Mother be quick

I got to be sick and lay me down to die

What did you eat in the woods all day henry my boy

What did you eat in the woods all day my saveloy

Eels dear mother

Eels dear mother

Mother be quick

I got to be sick and lay me down to die

What color was those eels henry my boy

What color was those eels my pride and joy

Green and yeller

Green and yeller

Mother be quick

I got to be sick and lay me down to die

Those eels were snakes henry my boy

Those eels were snakes my saveloy

Urgh dear mother

Urgh dear mother

Mother be quick

I got to be sick and lay me down to die

What color flowers would you like henry my son

What color flowers would you like my currant bun

Green and yeller

Green and yeller

Mother be quick

I got to be sick and lay me down to die