Where have you been all day, Henry my son?
Where have you been all day, my beloved one?
Away on the meadow, away on the meadow
Make my bed I've a pain in my head, and I want to lie down

And what did you have to eat, Henry my son?
What did you have to eat, my beloved one?
Poison beans, poison beans
Make my bed

And what colour were those beans
Green and yellow, green and yellow
Make my bed

What will you leave your mother?
A woollen vest

What will you leave your father?
A watch and chain

What will you leave your brother?
A blue suit

What will you leave your children?
The sun and moon
What will you leave your sweetheart?
A rope to hang her