You know it may seem hard to imagineBut once upon a time people didn't haveAny such thing as television, didn't have any radiosAnd if you wanted to have any musicYou just had to make it yourselfIt was only the kings and queensThat could afford to have somebody else make music for themAnd you might not think it would be very good musicEverybody making their own musicBut you'd be surprised, in almost every familyIt seemed like there'd be somebody who could sing a songOr tell a story or tell a joke or somethingAnd in the evening they'd crowd around the fireMay be so keep warmOne man told me he learned how to play the fiddleBecause he noticed the fiddler always got to stand nearest to the fireSo he decided that if he wants to stay warmHe better learn how to play the fiddleAnd they'd sing these old ballads you know, likeWhere 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, motherI've been to my sweetheart, motherMother, make my bed soon, for I'm sick to my heartAnd I fain would lie downThat's an old old song, very sad oneBut I met a fellow last November over in EnglandAnd he said he knew it a different wayEverybody knows these songs different ways it seemsHe says, when he was a kid, all the, all the kids used to sing itWhere have you been all the day, Henry my boy?Where have you been all the day, my pride and joy?In the woods, dear motherIn the woods, dear motherMother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to dieWhat 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 motherAte, dear motherMother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to dieWhat did you eat in the woods all day, Henry my boy?What did you eat in the woods all day, my saveloy?Eels, dear motherEels, dear motherMother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to dieWhat color was those eels, Henry my boy?What color was those eels, my pride and joy?Green and yellerGreen and yellerMother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to dieThose eels were snakes, Henry my boyThose eels were snakes, my saveloyUrgh, dear motherUrgh, dear motherMother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to dieWhat color flowers would you like, Henry my son?What color flowers would you like, my currant bun?Green and yellerGreen and yellerMother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die
Lyrics by Pete Seeger
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