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It is curious that this song with its strong Scottish vernacular should have taken root in Gloucestershire, but Alfred Williams assures us that it did. The age of piece is not known but is could be derived from an older ballad, possibly Child 232. This is the only ‘English’ version to have been collected.
Notes by Gwilym Davies 31 March 2016