My Son David
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
29804
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.154.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
The mother asks her son to explain the blood on his sword. He says it's his hound's, then his mare's, then his hunting hawk's, then confesses that he has killed his brother John. He will go away in a bottomless boat and will never return.
Item Notes
Words and music transcribed in School of Scottish Studies. 10 verses.
See:
'Scotish (sic) Songs' vol. 2 (Ritson, 1794, 1869) pp. 480-482
'The Scottish Ballads' (Chambers, 1829) pp. 326-328
'Ballads of Scotland' vol. 2 (Aytoun, 1858) pp. 18-20
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good