“The Dying Boy”
Description
"On a summer day as the sun was setting... A young boy lay on a bed of fever.... I am dying, mother, I am surely dying, And Hell is my awful doom...." The young man heard God's voice, but chose to go sporting with his friends. Now he pays the price
Cross references
- cf. "Death is a Melancholy Call" [Laws H5] (theme)
- cf. "Wicked Polly" [Laws H6] (plot)
References
- Randolph 597, "The Dying Boy" (1 text)
- Roud #7552
- BI, R597