Lyrics:

Where have you been all along summer's day
Son tell it unto me
A fishing and a fowling in the fields and in the forest
|: I am weary mother let me be?:|

Who put the blood on your right shoulder
Son tell it unto me
Its the blood of a hare that I killed yesterday
|: I killed most manfully?:|

The blood of a hare it would never be so red
Son tell it unto me
It's the blood of a boy that I killed yesterday
|: I killed most manfully?:|

What was between yourself and the boy
Son tell it unto me
It was mostly the cutting down of a rod
|: That never would come to a tree?:|

What will you do when your daddy finds out
Son tell it unto me
I will put my foot on board of a ship and sail away
Sail to a foreign country
And sail to a foreign country

What will you do with your lovely wedded wife
Son tell it unto me
She can put her foot onboard of a ship and follow me
|: Follow after me?:|

What will you do with your two fine babes
Son tell it unto me
I'll give one to my father and the other to my mother
|: To keep them company?:|

What will you do with your house and your lands
Son tell it unto me
I will lay them bare to the birds and the air
|: There's no more welcome for me?:|

What will you do in the Winter of your life
Son tell it unto me
Like a sally in the rock I will bend in the wind
And pray for the Gods mercy
Oh and pray for the Gods mercy