Lord Randall

"Lord Randall" is a traditional ballad that includes dialogue. It is catalogued as Child Ballad 12, and is generally viewed as a British ballad, though versions and derivations of it exist across the continent of Europe. The different versions follow the same general lines, the primary character (in this case Randall, but varying by location) is poisoned, usually by his sweetheart.

Related Topics:
Ballad - Child Ballad

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Lord Randall has more recently inspired several other similarly themed songs, notably "Henry, My Son". Bob Dylan borrowed its structure for "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall".

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