Strong Poison

“Where gat ye your dinner, Lord Rendal, my son?

Where gat ye your dinner, my handsome young man?”

“- O I dined with my sweetheart, Mother; make my bed soon,

For I’m sick to the heart and I fain wad lie down.”

“O that was strong poison, Lord Rendal, my son,

O that was strong poison, my handsome young man,”

“- O yes, I am poisoned, Mother; make my bed soon,

For I’m sick to the heart, and I fain wad lie down.”

– Old Ballad