Pete Seeger – Henry My Son (Guitar)
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Pete Seeger typically performed this a capella, so accompaniment can be as full or as sparse as you like.
[Verse 1]
D Where have you been all the day, Henry my boy? D A D Where have you been all the day, my pride and joy? D In the woods, dear mother G In the woods, dear mother D A D Mother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die
[Verse 2]
D What did you do in the woods all day, Henry my son? D A D What did you do in the woods all day, my pretty one? D Ate, dear mother G Ate, dear mother D A D Mother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die
[Verse 3]
D What did you eat in the woods all day, Henry my boy? D A D What did you eat in the woods all day, my saveloy? D Eels, dear mother G Eels, dear mother D A D Mother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die
[Verse 4]
D What color was those eels, Henry my boy? D A D What color was those eels, my pride and joy? D Green and yeller G Green and yeller D A D Mother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die
[Verse 5]
D Those eels were snakes, Henry my boy D A D Those eels were snakes, my saveloy D Urgh, dear mother G Urgh, dear mother D A D Mother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die
[Verse 6]
D What color flowers would you like, Henry my son? D A D What color flowers would you like, my currant bun? D Green and yeller G Green and yeller D A D Mother be quick, I got to be sick and lay me down to die