Where have you been all the day
Me own dear darlin' boy?
Where have you been all the day
Me own dear comfort and joy?

I've been out with my stepmother
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

What did she give you for your supper
Me own dear darlin' boy?
What did she give you for your supper
Me own dear comfort and joy?

I got fish and I got broth
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

Where did she get the fish that she gave you
Me own dear darlin' boy?
Where did she get the fish that she gave you
Me own dear comfort and joy?

Hedges caught them and ditches sought them
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

What did you do with your fish bones
Me own dear darlin' boy?
What did you do with your fish bones
Me own dear comfort and joy?

I gave them to my greyhound
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

What then did your greyhound do
Me own dear darlin' boy?
What then did your greyhound do
Me own dear comfort and joy?

There he swelled and there he died
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

What will you leave to your own mother
Me own dear darlin' boy?
What will you leave to your own mother
Me own dear comfort and joy?

I'll leave her my house and land
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

What will you leave to your stepmother
Me own dear darlin' boy?
What will you leave to your stepmother
Me own dear comfort and joy?

I'll leave her a rope to hang her
From the nearest tree
For the poisoning of me

Oh, where have you been all the day
Me own dear darlin' boy?
Where have you been all the day
Me own dear comfort and joy?

I've been out with my step mother
Make me bed mammy do
Oh, make me bed mammy do

Make my bed mammy do
Oh, make my bed mammy do
Make my bed mammy do
Oh, make my bed mammy do