- 'WHERE have you been today, Billy, my son? Where have you been today, my only man?' 'I've been a wooing; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm sick at heart, and fain would lay down.'
- 'What have you ate today, Billy, my son? What have you ate today, my only man?' 'I've ate eel-pie; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm sick at heart, and shall die before noon.'