“Stay, Father, Stay”

Description

A child, whose mother is already dead, is dying. (S)he appeals to father to remain by the bedside and not to leave until (s)he is dead: "Stay, father, stay, the night is wild, Oh leave not your dying child, I feel the icy hand of death...."

References

  1. Randolph 329, "Stay, Father, Stay" (1 text)
  2. Roud #7802
  3. BI, R329

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1919 (Randolph)
Found in: US(So)