The Merchant's Son
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I was sitting, uh, s- beside Adam Duthie
Uh, he least, he came and sit onto my knee
That was William Duthie's brother
And I said to him, "Whenever this man began to sing, Lord," I said
"You should stop." "Oh, it can't be as bad as that." "Oh my God,"
I said, "It's terrible." I said, "You've no idea if you're going
Off, but it would pass." And he certainly couldn't stand it longer
There were a lot of gay decent ladies there, you know?
And this was his song
I cannot do it, but I have a verse or two
A merchant's son there lived in Hull
A beggar wench in the...
I'm near the tune, but...
Lal-the-dill, lal, lal-the-dill-he
A merchant's son, oh, that lived in Hull
A beggar wench in the night did dwell
He mounted on his gallant steed
And away for pleasure he rode with speed
Lal-the-dill, lal, lal-the-dill-he
And as he rode, he chanced to see
A beggar wench in a low degree
He took pity on her and he mourned her case
And he says, "My dear, you've a pretty face
" Lal-the-dill, lal, lal-the-dill-he
"If you'll consent with me to lie, I shall with
Gold you satisfy." With a merry smile, she gave
Consent, set down a little tune and they went
Lal-the-dill, lal, lal-the-dill-he
And it went on and Adam Duthie, oh, he fit
Well, what else happened in it?
Don't you remember?
Oh
Hey?
Do you remember any more of it?
Oh, I bet I would remember if I had tried it and tried it and tried
It, but you see, the thing was- What else happened in the song?
Oh, in the song?
Well, you see, it went on and he slept with the girl and she bolted
With his clothes and all his guineas
And everything through the night
And he had to rise again there without any clothes
And he had to get his horse and get a rig of some kind
And the last verse is something like this
And as he rode, he often swore, he'd never lie with a beggar more
Lal-the-dill, lal, lal-the-dill-he
And this Adam Duthie, he sat and I felt
Him just fidgeting, you know, and just...
And then he sprung up and he kinda, "Oh
Rough enough, rough enough," he says
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And then the foreman was in a rage
And thought they were not good enough
Really?
And there was a row now handy about it
Oh, you have no idea the songs they would sing
Oh
Oh, not very often before women, but there
Were times before a farm servant girl- Ah
...
But half the time she didn't care much, but the other
Time they were as real decent, the other girls, you see