Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Fiddle by Michael Burnyeat, video & vocals by Farya Faraji.
This is a folk song collected in Saskatchewan, originally an Irish and British Isles tune still sung in Ireland and neighbouring regions today. Whilst quieter in reputation than areas such as Québec, the region of the Canadian Prairies still have an interesting musical identity defined by English and Gaelic immigration, as well as influences from the significant Ukrainian and broader Eastern European immigration in the region.
The video was filmed in Southern Saskatchewan's prairies region, with arid flatlands and even sand dunes leftover from prehistoric glacier formations.
Lyrics:
Where have you been all day, Henry, my son?
Where have you been all day, my beloved one?
In the meadow, in the meadow
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
Who gave you poisoned berries, Henry, my son?
Who gave you poisoned berries, my beloved one?
Father, dear mother, father, dear mother
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your brother, Henry, my son?
What will you give your brother, my beloved one?
My watch for brother, my watch for brother
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your sister, Henry, my son?
What will you give your sister, my beloved one?
Silks and satins, silks and satins
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your mother, Henry, my son?
What will you give your mother, my beloved one?
Love to mother, love to mother
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your father, Henry, my son?
What will you give your father, my beloved one?
A rope to hang him, a rope to hang him
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
Fiddle by Michael Burnyeat, video & vocals by Farya Faraji.
This is a folk song collected in Saskatchewan, originally an Irish and British Isles tune still sung in Ireland and neighbouring regions today. Whilst quieter in reputation than areas such as Québec, the region of the Canadian Prairies still have an interesting musical identity defined by English and Gaelic immigration, as well as influences from the significant Ukrainian and broader Eastern European immigration in the region.
The video was filmed in Southern Saskatchewan's prairies region, with arid flatlands and even sand dunes leftover from prehistoric glacier formations.
Lyrics:
Where have you been all day, Henry, my son?
Where have you been all day, my beloved one?
In the meadow, in the meadow
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
Who gave you poisoned berries, Henry, my son?
Who gave you poisoned berries, my beloved one?
Father, dear mother, father, dear mother
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your brother, Henry, my son?
What will you give your brother, my beloved one?
My watch for brother, my watch for brother
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your sister, Henry, my son?
What will you give your sister, my beloved one?
Silks and satins, silks and satins
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your mother, Henry, my son?
What will you give your mother, my beloved one?
Love to mother, love to mother
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
What will you give your father, Henry, my son?
What will you give your father, my beloved one?
A rope to hang him, a rope to hang him
Make my bed, I’ve a pain in my head
And I want to lie down and die
